Gregory D'Auria

Gregory D'Auria
Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 10, 2017
Appointed byDannel Malloy
Preceded byPeter T. Zarella
Personal details
Born (1963-06-24) June 24, 1963 (age 61)
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Connecticut (BA, JD)

Gregory Thomas D'Auria (born June 24, 1963)[1] is an American lawyer and judge who has served as an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court since 2017.[2] He previously was Solicitor General of Connecticut.

Life

Born and raised in Connecticut, D'Auria completed a bachelor's degree at the University of Connecticut in 1985, with a major in political science.[2] He completed a J.D. degree in 1988 at the University of Connecticut School of Law, where he was editor-in-chief of the Connecticut Journal of International Law.[3] D'Auria clerked for Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice Ellen Ash Peters in 1988–1989, and then worked for four years as an associate attorney at the law firm Shipman & Goodwin.[3]

D'Auria was hired by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal in 1993, and worked in the Attorney General's Office until 2011.[4] He was an Assistant Attorney General in 1993–2000, served as Associate Attorney General for Litigation until 2009, and then headed the Special Litigation and Charities Unit.[2]

Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen appointed D'Auria as Solicitor General of Connecticut in 2011.[4] In this job, D'Auria argued more than 90 cases on behalf of the state before the state supreme court and Connecticut Appellate Court.[5]

Judicial career

On February 1, 2017, D'Auria was nominated by Governor Dan Malloy to a seat on the Connecticut Supreme Court, to replace retired associate justice Peter T. Zarella.[4] D'Auria was unanimously approved by the judiciary committee of the Connecticut General Assembly on February 17, and was unanimously confirmed by the Assembly as a whole on March 8, 2017.[5][6]

D'Auria was sworn in by Governor Malloy as an associate justice on April 10, 2017, to an eight-year term which expires in 2025.[7]

References

  1. ^ Hubbell, Martindale (December 1991). The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Volume 1; Volumes 3-17. Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561600021.
  2. ^ a b c "Biographies of Supreme Court Justices: Associate Justice Gregory T. D'Auria". State of Connecticut Judicial Branch. State of Connecticut. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Leblanc, Jeanne (April 14, 2017). "Gregory D'Auria '88 Sworn in as Connecticut Supreme Court Justice". UConn School of Law. University of Connecticut. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Pazniokas, Mark (February 1, 2017). "Malloy picks Gregory D'Auria for state Supreme Court". The Connecticut Mirror. Hartford, Connecticut. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Mahoney, Edmund (February 17, 2017). "Judiciary Committee Recommends D'Auria For Supreme Court". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  6. ^ Pazniokas, Mark (March 8, 2017). "Palmer overcomes GOP opposition, wins another term on high court". The Connecticut Mirror. Hartford, Connecticut. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  7. ^ Keating, Christopher (April 10, 2017). "Gregory T. D'Auria Takes Oath As Supreme Court Justice". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
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Preceded by Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court
2017–present 		Incumbent