Victor Allen Bolden
Victor Allen Bolden | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
Assumed office November 21, 2014 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Janet Bond Arterton |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, U.S. | May 6, 1965
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Columbia University (AB) Harvard University (JD) |
Victor Allen Bolden (born May 6, 1965) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut and former corporation counsel for the City of New Haven, Connecticut.
Biography
Bolden received an
Federal judicial service
On June 16, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Bolden to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, to the seat vacated by Judge Janet Bond Arterton, who assumed senior status on July 1, 2014.[3] On July 29, 2014 a hearing on his nomination was held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary.[4] On September 18, 2014 his nomination was reported out of committee by a 10–8 vote.[5] On November 18, 2014 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on his nomination. On November 19, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 51–44 vote.[6] On November 20, 2014, Bolden was confirmed by a 49–46 vote.[7] He received his judicial commission on November 21, 2014.[2]
See also
References
- National Archives.
- ^ a b Victor Allen Bolden at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- National Archives.
- ^ "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov. 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 18, 2014 United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary" (PDF).
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Victor Allen Bolden, of Connecticut, to be U.S. District Judge)". United States Senate. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Victor Allen Bolden, of Connecticut, to be U.S. District Judge)". United States Senate. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
External links
- Victor Allen Bolden at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Victor Allen Bolden at Ballotpedia