Robert Chatigny
| Robert Chatigny | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #5 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Bill Clinton |
| Active: | 9/28/1994 - Present |
| Chief: | 2003 - 2009 |
| Preceded by: | Warren Eginton |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1952 |
| Home State: | Taunton, MA |
| Bachelors: | Brown U., B.A., 1973 |
| Law School: | Georgetown U. Law, J.D., 1978 |
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Early life and education
Born in Taunton, Massachusetts, Chatigny graduated from Brown with his Bachelor's degree in 1973 and graduated from Georgetown Law with his Juris Doctor degree in 1978. [1]
Professional career
- Law clerk, Hon. Samuel Conti, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1979-1980
- Law clerk, Hon. Jose Cabranes, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1980
- Law clerk, Hon. Jon Newman, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit, 1980-1981
- Private practice, with Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C., 1981-1983 [2]
- Private practice, Hartford, Connecticut, 1984-1994 [1]
Judicial career
District of Connecticut
On the recommendation of U.S. Senators Christopher Dodd and Joe Libermann, Chatigny was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut by President Bill Clinton on August 5, 1994 to a seat vacated by Warren Eginton. Chatigny was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 28, 1994 on a majority vote and received his commission on September 28, 1994. [3] Chatigny served as the Chief Judge of the court from 2003 to 2009. [1]
Federal circuit court nomination
Second Circuit
| Nomination Tracker | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate: | Robert Chatigny | |
| Court: | Second Circuit | |
| Progress: | Returned 301 days after nomination. | |
 | Nominated: | Feb. 24, 2010 |
| ABA Rating: | Unanimously Well Qualified |
| Hearing: | April 28, 2010 |
| Hearing Transcript: | Hearing Transcript |
| Reported: | June 10, 2010 |
 | Returned: | December 22, 2010 |
Chatigny has been nominated by President Obama for a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. [4][5] His nomination is supported by associates and lawyers who have appeared before him. U.S. attorney Kevin O'Connor said, "My experiences with him as U.S. attorney were universally positive" and Stanley Twardy, a former U.S. attorney said, "I think he will be an outstanding appellate judge". [2]
Chatigny received a rating of "Unanimously Well Qualified" from the American Bar Association. [6]
The Senate Judiciary Committee has postponed a hearing for Chatigny due to receipt of a letter critical of his conduct during the 2005 trial of convicted serial killer and rapist Michael Ross, known also as The Roadside Strangler. During that trail Chatigny is alleged to have pressured Ross' attorney to appeal his sentence of execution even though Ross had said he did not want to fight it. Chatigny also threatened to go after Ross' attorney's law license. Seven prosecutors from Connecticut filed a complaint against Chatigny with a federal judicial review panel. The panel found that his behavior was unusual but not improper. On March 5, 2010 one of those seven prosecutors wrote to Patrick Leahy and Jeff Sessions of the Senate Judiciary Committee saying, "Judge Chatigny completely abandoned the role of neutral and detached magistrate and instead became an advocate for the position held by the parties who were seeking to stop the execution of Michael Ross". Upon receipt of the letter, Leahy canceled Chatigny's scheduled hearing. [7][8][9] The hearing was rescheduled for April 27, 2010. [10]
After the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to move Chatigny's confirmation to a floor vote on June 10, 2010, his nomination rested in the hands of the full Senate. On August 5, 2010, the Senate returned the nomination of Chatigny to President Obama, refusing to debate and offer a vote before the body adjourned for its month-long recess. [11]
On September 13, 2010, President Obama again submitted Chatigny's nomination to the U.S. Senate. [12] Chatigny's nomination was returned to the President at the end of the 111th Congress. [13]
Awards and Associations
- Served on the Judicial Council for the Second Circuit
- Served on the Federal-State Judicial Council of Connecticut
- Past member of the Oliver Ellsworth Inn of Court
- Past member of the Connecticut Bar Association
- Recipient of the Children’s Justice Award from the Center for Children’s Advocacy at the University of Connecticut School of Law [4]
See also
External links
- List of judges of the District of Connecticut
- The Robing Room- Rate Judge Chatigny
- Blog of Legal Times "GOP Senators Hammer Nominee on Death Penalty Case", April 28, 2010
- The Middletown Press "PESCI: Judge Chatigny’s selective memory", October 27, 2009
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Chatigny Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hartford Courant "Judge Chatigny Nominated To Seat On U.S. 2nd Circuit Court Of Appeals", February 25, 2010
- ↑ "THOMAS" Robert Chatigny USDC, CT confirmation: PN1619-103
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 White House Press Release "President Obama Nominates Goodwin Liu for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit", February 24, 2010
- ↑ Associated Press "Judge in Connecticut nominated for appeals court", February 24, 2010
- ↑ Judicial Nomination Materials
- ↑ FOXNews "Hearing Delayed for Obama Judicial Nominee Who Supported Serial Killer", March 10, 2010
- ↑ Connecticut Law Tribune "Prosecutor Questions Chatigny’s Fitness For 2nd Circuit", March 10, 2010
- ↑ The Hartford Courant "U.S. Senate Panel Postpones Chatigny Confirmation Hearing", March 11, 2010
- ↑ Hartford Courant "GOP Spokesman: Hearing Will Examine Chatigny's Judicial History", April 27, 2010
- ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, Nomination Materials: 111th Congress
- ↑ The White House, Press Release: "Presidential Nominations Sent to Senate," September 13, 2010
- ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, Nomination Materials: 111th Congress
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Warren Eginton |
District of Connecticut 1994–Current Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Alvin Thompson • Robert Chatigny • Janet Arterton • Vanessa Bryant • Janet Hall • Stefan Underhill • Michael Shea | ||
| Senior judges |
Ellen Burns • Alfred Covello • Warren Eginton • Dominic Squatrito • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Holly Fitzsimmons • William Garfinkel • Joan Margolis • Donna Martinez • Thomas Smith • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Peter Dorsey • Christopher Droney • Mark Kravitz • Alan Nevas • Richard Law • Pierpont Edwards • William Bristol • Andrew Thompson Judson • Charles Anthony Ingersoll • William Davis Shipman • Nathaniel Shipman • Jon Newman • Jose Cabranes • William Timbers • William Kneeland Townsend • James Perry Platt • Edwin Stark Thomas • Warren Booth Burrows • Carroll Hincks • John Joseph Smith • Robert Zampano • Gilroy Daly • Mosher Blumenfeld • Robert Palmer Anderson • T. Emmet Clarie • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Chatigny • Ellen Burns • Alfred Covello • William Timbers • Carroll Hincks • John Joseph Smith • Gilroy Daly • Mosher Blumenfeld • Robert Palmer Anderson • T. Emmet Clarie • | ||
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