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Vanessa Bryant's Biography

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Full Name:

Vanessa Lynne Bryant

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

1954

Birth Place:

Queens, NY

JD, School of Law, University of Connecticut, 1978

BA, Howard University, 1975

Senior Judge, United States District Court, District of Connecticut, 2021-present

Former Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee, Bridgeport Division, United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut

Former Association, Day Pitney, Limited Liability Partnership

Former Partner, Hawkins, Delafield and Wood, Limited Liability Partnership

Judge, United States District Court, District of Connecticut, 2007-2021

Judge, Connecticut Superior Court, 1998-2007

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Connecticut, March 28, 2007

Nominated by President George W. Bush, Judge, United States District Court, District of Connecticut, January 9, 2007

Lawyer, Private Practice, Hartford, Connecticut, 1978-1981, 1992-1998

Vice President/General Counsel, Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, 1990-1992

Counsel, Shawmut Bank, 1989-1990

Counsel, Aetna Life & Casualty Company, 1981-1989

Member, Connecticut Board of Pardons

Member, George W. Crawford Black Bar Association

Member, Hartford Human Relations Commission

Member, Nation Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) State conference

Member, New England Legal Foundation

Member, Oliver Ellsworth Inn of Court

Member, Regional Planning Commission, Capitol Region Conference of Governments

Member, Rehabilitation Center

Member, The Greater Hartford Arts Council

Member, United Way, Avon

Member, United Way, Capitol Area

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