Alan Harris Nevas Explained

Alan Harris Nevas
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
Term Start:March 27, 1997
Term End:February 2, 2009
Office1:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
Term Start1:October 17, 1985
Term End1:March 27, 1997
Appointer1:Ronald Reagan
Predecessor1:Seat established by 98 Stat. 333
Successor1:Christopher F. Droney
Office2:United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut
Term Start2:1981
Term End2:1985
President2:Ronald Reagan
Predecessor2:Richard Blumenthal
Successor2:Stanley A. Twardy Jr.
State House3:Connecticut
District3:136th
Term Start3:January 3, 1973
Term End3:January 5, 1977
Predecessor3:Leonard S. Paoletta
State House4:Connecticut
District4:144th
Term Start4:January 6, 1971
Term End4:January 3, 1973
Predecessor4:Edwin R. Green
Successor4:Sidney M. "Sid" Sherer
Birth Name:Alan Harris Nevas
Birth Date:27 March 1928
Birth Place:Norwalk, Connecticut
Party:Republican
Education:Syracuse University (A.B.)
New York University School of Law (LL.B.)

Alan Harris Nevas (born March 27, 1928) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Education and career

Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, Nevas received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Syracuse University in 1949. He received a Bachelor of Laws from New York University School of Law in 1951. He was in private practice of law in Westport, Connecticut from 1951 to 1952. He was in the United States Army as a Sergeant First Class from 1952 to 1954. He was in private practice of law in Westport from 1954 to 1981. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and was a Republican.[1] [2] He was a Justice of the Peace in Westport from 1976 to 1981. He was the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut from 1981 to 1985.[3] [4] [5]

Federal judicial service

Nevas was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on September 9, 1985, to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 16, 1985, and received commission on October 17, 1985. He assumed senior status on March 27, 1997, and retired on February 2, 2009.[4]

Post judicial service

Following his retirement from the federal bench, Nevas became special counsel to Levett Rockwood P.C., a corporate law firm in Westport. Upon Levett Rockwood's combination with Verrill Dana, a leading New England regional law firm, in 2015, he became Senior Counsel to Verrill, where he continues to practice, primarily as an arbitrator and mediator. During his tenure at Levett Rockwood, Nevas was appointed by former Governor Jodi Rell to chair the state's investigation into the causes of the deadly February 7, 2010 explosion at the Kleen Energy power plant in Middletown, Connecticut, and to chair the committee that allocated $7.7 million in funds to families impacted by the December 14, 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. https://ctstatelibrary.org/cga-members-record/ Connecticut State Library Library-Connecticut General Assembly-Alan H. Nevas
  2. Web site: Our Campaigns - Candidate - Alan H. Nevas .
  3. Web site: The Political Graveyard: U.S. District Attorneys in Connecticut.
  4. Web site: Nevas, Alan Harris - Federal Judicial Center. www.fjc.gov.
  5. Web site: Alan H. Nevas Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com. www.martindale.com.
  6. News: Former federal judge to help disburse Sandy Hook donations. News-Times . 20 April 2013. Perrefort . Dirk .