Alvin W. Thompson
Encyclopedia
Alvin W. Thompson is a Federal Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
. He has served on the court from 1994 to the present. Judge Thompson was nominated to the court by President Bill Clinton
on September 14, 1994, to a seat vacated by Ellen Bree Burns
, confirmed by the United States Senate
on October 7, 1994, and received his commission on October 11, 1994. He received a B.A.
from Princeton University
in 1975 and a J.D.
from Yale Law School
in 1978.
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Connecticut. The court has offices in Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven. Appeals from the court are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit...
. He has served on the court from 1994 to the present. Judge Thompson was nominated to the court by President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
on September 14, 1994, to a seat vacated by Ellen Bree Burns
Ellen Bree Burns
Ellen Bree Burns is a United States federal judge.Burns was born in New Haven, Connecticut. She received a B.A. from Albertus Magnus College in 1944. She received an LL.B. from Yale Law School in 1947. She was a Special assistant, Commission to Revise the Connecticut General Statutes from 1947 to...
, confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on October 7, 1994, and received his commission on October 11, 1994. He received a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1975 and a J.D.
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
from Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
in 1978.