Christopher F. Droney

Christopher F. Droney
Judicial nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
Incumbent
Assumed office September 18, 1997
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Alan H. Nevas
United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut
In office 1993–1997
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Stanley A. Twardy, Jr.
Succeeded by	Stephen C. Robinson
Personal details
Born	1954 Hartford, Connecticut
Alma mater	College of the Holy Cross (B.A.) University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D.)

Christopher F. Droney (born 1954) is a United States federal judge.

Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Droney received a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross in 1976 and a J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1979. He was in private practice in Hartford, Connecticut from 1979 to 1993, and was also deputy mayor of West Hartford, Connecticut from 1983 to 1985, and then Mayor of West Hartford from 1985 to 1989. He was a U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut from 1993 to 1997.

On June 5, 1997, Droney was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut vacated by Alan H. Nevas. Droney was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 11, 1997, and received his commission on September 18, 1997. On May 4, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated him to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

External links

• Christopher F. Droney at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Persondata
Name	Droney, Christopher F.
Alternative names
Short description	United States federal judge
Date of birth	1954
Place of birth	Hartford, Connecticut
Date of death
Place of death