| Alvin W. Thompson | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut |
| Term Start: | August 31, 2018 |
| Office1: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut |
| Term Start1: | September 2009 |
| Term End1: | September 2013 |
| Predecessor1: | Robert Chatigny |
| Successor1: | Janet C. Hall |
| Office2: | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut |
| Term Start2: | October 11, 1994 |
| Term End2: | August 31, 2018 |
| Appointer2: | Bill Clinton |
| Predecessor2: | Ellen Bree Burns |
| Successor2: | Omar A. Williams |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education: | Princeton University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Alvin Wesley Thompson Jr. (born March 2, 1953)[1] is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Born in 1953 in Baltimore, Maryland, Thompson received a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University in 1975 and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1978. He was in private practice in Hartford, Connecticut, from 1978 to 1994.
Thompson was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut by President Bill Clinton on September 14, 1994, to a seat vacated by Ellen Bree Burns. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 7, 1994, and received his commission on October 11, 1994. He served as Chief Judge from September 2009 to September 2013. He assumed senior status on August 31, 2018.