William Garfinkel
William I. Garfinkel was a federal magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. He was appointed to this position in 1996.[1] He retired from the court on February 26, 2021.[2][3]
Education
Judge Garfinkel was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale College in 1977 and his J.D. degree from Yale Law School in 1981.[1]
Professional career
Judge Garfinkel began his career in 1981 as a law clerk to former U.S. District Judge Lacey. He then worked as an assistant district attorney in New York County. Upon returning to New Haven, he worked for the law firm Wiggin & Dana and taught for four years at the University of Bridgeport School of Law. He joined Carmody & Torrance in 1987 and became a partner of this firm in 1992. He joined the district court as a federal magistrate judge in 1996.[1]
Judicial career
District of Connecticut
Garfinkel was a federal magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. He was appointed to this position in November of 1996.[1]
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, "Judges' Information"
- United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, "Online chambers for William Garfinkel"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, "Judge Garfinkel biography," accessed June 9, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "bio" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Connecticut Law Tribune, "Plans for Judge Garfinkel to Become a History Teacher Faded and His Legal Career Took Off," October 27, 2020
- ↑ Patch.com, "New Magistrate Judge Sworn In At Bridgeport Federal Court," April 12, 2021
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District of Connecticut 1996–2021 |
Succeeded by: S. Dave Vatti
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Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Connecticut • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Connecticut
State courts:
Connecticut Supreme Court • Connecticut Appellate Court • Connecticut Superior Court • Connecticut Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in Connecticut • Connecticut judicial elections • Judicial selection in Connecticut
