Vernon D. Oliver
Vernon D. Oliver | |
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Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court | |
Assumed office 2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Vernon Dion Oliver 1971 (age 52–53)[1] Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.[2] |
Education | University of Connecticut (BA, JD) |
Vernon Dion Oliver (born 1971)[3] is an American lawyer who has served as a judge of the Connecticut Superior Court since 2009. He is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Education
Oliver received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Connecticut in 1994 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1997.[4][5]
Career
From 1998 to 1999, he was an associate at Montstream & May LLP in Glastonbury, Connecticut, a firm that specializes in workman's compensation law. From 1999 to 2004, he served as an assistant state's attorney in the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice. From 2004 to 2009, served as an assistant attorney general in the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General. Oliver served in the Child Protection Bureau while working in the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General, Since 2009, he has served as a judge on the Connecticut Superior Court. Since 2020, he has served as the administrative judge for the Middlesex Judicial District.[4] During his tenure on the Connecticut Superior Court, Oliver chaired the Committee on Judicial Ethics. He served on the State Wiretap Panel and co-chairs the Connecticut Sentencing Commission.[1][2]
Nomination to district court
On May 3, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Oliver to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. On May 4, 2023, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Oliver to the seat vacated by Judge Stefan R. Underhill, who assumed senior status on November 1, 2022.[6][7] On June 7, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[8][9] His nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
References
- ^ a b "Governor Rell: Gov. Rell Nominates Nine to Superior Court Bench". www.ct.gov.
- ^ a b "Blumenthal & Murphy Applaud Nomination of Vernon Oliver to Serve on the U.S. District Court | U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut". www.blumenthal.senate.gov. 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ a b "President Biden Names Thirty-Third Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Vernon D. Oliver Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ Hagen, Lisa (May 3, 2023). "Biden to nominate CT Judge Vernon Oliver for U.S. District Court". CT Mirror. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 4, 2023.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. June 7, 2023.
- ^ Mahony, Edmund. "CT federal court nominee Judge Vernon Oliver breezes through fractious Senate appearance". courant.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
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