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John James McConnell Jr. (born 1958) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
- 1958 (age 64–65), Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, United States District Court, District of Rhode Island. Nominated by Barack Obama on January 5, 2011, to a seat vacated by Ernest C. Torres. Confirmed by the Senate on May 4, 2011, and received commission on May 6, 2011. Serving as chief judge, 2019-present.
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A native of Providence, Rhode Island, McConnell earned his bachelor's degree from Brown University in 1980 and his J.D.from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1983.
2011 - Present: Judge, United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island1984-2011: Private practice, Providence, R.I.1983-1984: Law clerk, Hon. Donald Shea, Rhode Island Supreme CourtDistrict of Rhode Island
McConnell was first nominated by President Obama on March 10, 2010, to fill a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island vacated by Ernest Torres. The American Bar Association rated McConnell Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified with three voting members abstaining. Hearings on McConnell's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 13, 2010, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on June 17, 20...
28 de nov. de 2023 · U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. on Monday dismissed the complaint from John Anthony Castro, a write-in Republican presidential candidate from Texas.
NEW CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND. Effective December 1, 2019, the Honorable John J. McConnell, Jr. assumed the position of Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
25 de abr. de 2022 · With US District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. stepping away as chairman (but remaining on the board), Julie Duffy, an executive vice president at Textron, is expected to be named...
24 de jan. de 2017 · In a strongly worded opinion issued today, U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. agreed, writing that Morales’ “illegal detention revealed a dysfunction of constitutional proportion at both the state and federal levels and a unilateral refusal to take responsibility for the fact that a United States citizen lost her liberty due to a baseless...
