Barbara Bailey Jongbloed
Barbara Bailey Jongbloed (born 1959)[1] is an American state court judge from Connecticut who is a former nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Barbara Bailey Jongbloed | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the New London District Superior Court | |
| Assumed office 2000 | |
| Appointed by | John Rowland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 61–62) Washington, D.C. |
| Education | Lawrence University (B.A.) New York University School of Law (J.D.) |
Education
Jongbloed earned her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Lawrence University and her Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law.[2]
Legal career
Upon graduation from law school, Jongbloed served as a law clerk to Judge T. F. Gilroy Daly of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. She has also served as an Assistant United States Attorney and Chief of the Criminal Division in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut.[2]
State court service
She currently serves as a Judge on the New London District Superior Court for the State of Connecticut.
Expired nomination to district court
On August 28, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Jongbloed to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. She has been nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Alvin W. Thompson, who took senior status on August 31, 2018. On October 15, 2019, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[3] That same day, the American Bar Association rated her as "well qualified", its highest reccomendation.[4] On October 30, 2019, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On November 21, 2019, her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[6] On January 3, 2021, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[7]
References
- United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Barbara Jongbloed
- "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Marshal Nominee" White House, August 28, 2019
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "Twenty-five Nominations and Three Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" White House, October 15, 2019
- https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/government_affairs_office/webratingchart-trump116.pdf?logActivity=true
- United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 30, 2019
- Results of Executive Business Meeting – November 21, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
- "PN1170 - Nomination of Barbara Bailey Jongbloed for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2021-01-03. Retrieved 2021-01-05.