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
No caucus information on file.
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