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Vernon Dion Oliver

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Active service.

Confirmed 53 to 44Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden
Nominated
May 4, 2023
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
June 7, 2023
Committee action
Reported (favorably), July 13, 2023
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 53 to 44
Confirmed
September 19, 2023
Commissioned
October 18, 2023
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1971, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Private practice, Windsor, Connecticut, 1997
  • Temporary assistant clerk, Hartford [Connecticut] Judicial District, 1997-1998
  • Private practice, Glastonbury, Connecticut, 1998-1999
  • Assistant state's attorney, State of Connecticut, 1999-2004; Office of the Chief State's Attorney, 1999-2000; Bristol Superior Court, 2000-2004
  • Assistant attorney general, State of Connecticut, 2004-2009
  • Judge, Connecticut Superior Court, 2009-2023
  • Windham Judicial District, 2009-2010
  • Housing sessions, Hartford and New Britain Judicial Districts, 2010-2012
  • Civil and criminal jury trials, Meriden Superior Court, 2012-2013
  • Criminal docket, Waterbury Superior Court, 2013-2014
  • Habeas corpus and criminal matters, Tolland Judicial District, 2014-2017
  • Presiding judge, Manchester Superior Court, 2017-2018
  • Assistant administrative judge, New Britain Judicial District, 2018-2020
  • Administrative judge, Middlesex Judicial District, 2020-2023

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