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U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut: Chief Judges
District of Connecticut
Number of chief judges: 16 Hincks, Carroll Clark (1948-1953)
Smith, John Joseph (1953-1960)
Anderson, Robert Palmer (1960-1964)
Timbers, William Homer (1964-1971)
Blumenfeld, Mosher Joseph (1971-1974)
Clarie, T. Emmet (1974-1983)
Daly, T. F. Gilroy (1983-1988)
Burns, Ellen Bree (1988-1992)
Cabranes, José Alberto (1992-1994)
Dorsey, Peter Collins (1994-1998)
Covello, Alfred V. (1998-2003)
Chatigny, Robert N. (2003-2009)
Thompson, Alvin W. (2009-2013)
Hall, Janet C. (2013-2018)
Underhill, Stefan R. (2018-2022)
Shea, Michael P. (2022-present)