William J. Lavery

Infobox Judge
name = William J. Lavery


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office = Connecticut Appellate Court
termstart = October 4, 1989
termend = current
nominator = William A. O'Neill
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birthdate = 1938
birthplace = Bridgeport, Connecticut

The Honorable William J. Lavery (born March 26, 1938, Bridgeport, Connecticut) is the Chief Court Administrator and former Chief Judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court. Lavery was appointed judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court on October 4, 1989 [ [http://www.newtownbee.com/News.asp?s=News-2005-12-15-14-44-13p1.htm The Newtown Bee ] ] ; Chief Judge on March 12, 2000; and Chief Court Administrator on February 1, 2006. [ [http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/supapp/appjudge9.html Chief Judge William J. Lavery ] ]

Education

Lavery graduated from Fairfield Prep in 1955; received his bachelor's degree from Fairfield University in 1959; and received his law degree from Fordham Law School. [ [http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/supapp/appjudge9.html Chief Judge William J. Lavery ] ]

Career

While in private practice, Lavery was elected to the Bridgeport Board of Alderman (1963-1967) and the Connecticut House of Representatives (1967-1971). Throughout the 1970s, he served as counsel for the Bridgeport Housing Authority, the Majority Party in the Connecticut House of Representatives, and the Town of Newtown, Connecticut. He was vice-chairman of the Connecticut Commission on Hospitals and Healthcare and a member of the State's Council on Environmental Quality. [ [http://www.fairfield.edu/x16562.html Fairfield University :: The Honorable William J. Lavery '59 ] ]

In 1981, Lavery was appointed a Connecticut Superior Court judge and served as presiding judge in the Danbury Judicial District and chief administrative judge in Waterbury Judicial Districut prior to his appointment to the Connecticut Appellate Court. [ [http://www.wtnh.com/global/story.asp?s=42487&ClientType=Printable WTNH.com, Connecticut News and Weather - William Lavery becomes chief appellate judge ] ]

External links

* [http://www.jud.state.ct.us/EXTERNAL/supapp/appjudge9.html Official biography from the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch Site]
* [http://www.fairfield.edu/x16562.html Fairfield University Alumni Professional Achievement Award Profile]

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