Kari A. Dooley Explained

Kari A. Dooley
Office:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
Appointer:Donald Trump
Term Start:September 13, 2018
Predecessor:Robert Chatigny
Office1:Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court for the District of Waterbury
Appointer1:Jodi Rell
Term Start1:2004
Term End1:September 13, 2018
Birth Name:Kari Ann Pedersen
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Education:Cornell University (BA)
University of Connecticut (JD)

Kari Anne Dooley (née Pederson; born 1963)[1] is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Biography

Dooley received her Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University, and her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Connecticut School of Law.

She began her legal career as an associate in the Greenwich office of Whitman & Ransom. She served for twelve years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, rising to the rank of Supervisory Assistant United States Attorney and, ultimately, Counsel to the United States Attorney. From 2004 to 2018, she served as a Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court.[2]

Federal judicial service

On December 20, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Dooley to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, to the seat vacated by Judge Robert Chatigny, who assumed senior status on December 31, 2016.[3] On March 7, 2018, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] On April 19, 2018, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 19–2 vote.[5] On September 6, 2018, her nomination was confirmed by voice vote.[6] She received her judicial commission on September 13, 2018.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dooley, Kari Anne . Federal Judicial Center . 12 June 2019.
  2. https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-ninth-wave-judicial-nominees-tenth-wave-united-states-attorney-nominees/ " President Donald J. Trump Announces Ninth Wave of Judicial Nominees and Tenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees " White House, December 20, 2017
  3. https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/eight-nominations-sent-senate-today-3/ "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, December 20, 2017
  4. https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/03/07/2018/nominations United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for March 7, 2018
  5. https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%2004-19-18.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – April 19, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
  6. Web site: PN1332 — Kari A. Dooley — The Judiciary. December 20, 2017. United States Senate. September 6, 2018. en.