Ellen Bree Burns
Ellen Bree Burns | |
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| Senior Judgeof theUnited States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
| In office September 1, 1992 – June 3, 2019 | |
| Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
| In office 1988–1992 | |
| Preceded by | T. F. Gilroy Daly |
| Succeeded by | José A. Cabranes |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
| In office May 18, 1978 – September 1, 1992 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld |
| Succeeded by | Alvin W. Thompson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ellen Lucille Bree[1] December 13, 1923 New Haven, Connecticut |
| Died | June 3, 2019(aged 95) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Education | Albertus Magnus College(BA) Yale Law School(LLB) |
Ellen Lucille Bree Burns(December 13, 1923 – June 3, 2019) was aUnited States district judgeof theUnited States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Education and career
[edit]Burns was born inNew Haven,Connecticut.She received aBachelor of Artsdegree fromAlbertus Magnus Collegein 1944. She received aBachelor of LawsfromYale Law Schoolin 1947.[2]She was a special assistant to theCommission to Revise the Connecticut General Statutesfrom 1947 to 1948. She was an attorney for Legislative Legal Services of the State of Connecticut from 1949 to 1973. She was a judge of the Circuit Court of Connecticut from 1973 to 1974. She was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Connecticut from 1974 to 1976. She was a judge of the Superior Court of Connecticut from 1976 to 1978.[3]
Federal judicial service
[edit]Burns was nominated by PresidentJimmy Carteron February 15, 1978 to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut vacated by JudgeMosher Joseph Blumenfeld.She was confirmed by theUnited States Senateon May 17, 1978, and received her commission on May 18, 1978,[4]becoming the first female district judge in Connecticut.[5]She served as Chief Judge from 1988 to 1992 and assumedsenior statuson September 1, 1992. She took inactive senior status on March 31, 2015, meaning that while she remained a federal judge, she no longer heard cases or participated in the business of the court.[3]She died on June 3, 2019, aged 95.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1953
- ^"Pioneer Women: Ellen Bree Burns and Joan Glazer Margolis".Judicature. 13 July 2019.Retrieved15 July2021.
- ^abEllen Bree Burnsat theBiographical Directory of Federal Judges,a publication of theFederal Judicial Center.
- ^Sullo, Michelle Tuccitto (March 25, 2012)."Revered Judge Ellen Bree Burns, 88, still rules".The New Haven Register.Retrieved1 June2012.
- ^"Pioneer Women: Ellen Bree Burns and Joan Glazer Margolis".Judicature.13 July 2019.Retrieved15 July2021.
- ^Murdock, Zach (June 3, 2019)."Ellen Bree Burns, first female federal judge in Connecticut, dies at 95".courant.Hartford Courant.RetrievedJune 4,2019.
Sources
[edit]- Ellen Bree Burnsat theBiographical Directory of Federal Judges,a publication of theFederal Judicial Center.
- Who's Who of International Women 2002
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