Bethany Alvord

Bethany Jean Alvord (born June 20, 1957) is an American lawyer and judge from Connecticut. She is a Judge on the Connecticut Appellate Court.

Bethany J. Alvord
Judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court
Assumed office
April 22, 2009
Appointed byMary Jodi Rell
Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court
In office
2002–2009
Appointed byJohn G. Rowland[1]
Personal details
Born
Bethany Jean Alvord[2]

(1957-06-20) June 20, 1957
Boston, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican[3]
Spouse(s)H. Craig Leroy[4]
EducationColgate University (BA)
University of Connecticut (JD)

Education

Alvord graduated from Colgate University in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in Russian studies and international relations. She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1982.[5]

Prior to becoming a judge, she served on the Town of Suffield Zoning Board of Appeals from 1988 to 1999. She also served on the Town of Suffield Retirement Commission from 1997 to 1998. From 1982 to 1992, she was employed by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company as a Second Vice President and Associate General Counsel in its Law Department. From 1993 to 1998, she was employed by Aetna, Inc. as the Assistant Vice President, Counsel, for the Retirement Services division. In January 1999, she was sworn in as a Family Support Magistrate for the State of Connecticut. She served as a Family Support Magistrate until 2002, when she became a Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court. During her time on the Superior Court bench. She served as the Presiding Judge of the Family Division in New Haven.[5]

Appointment to state appellate court

She was appointed by Governor Mary Jodi Rell on April 22, 2009,[6] and reappointed in 2017. Her eight-year term will expire on April 21, 2025.[7]

References
  1. ROWLAND TAPS SEVEN FOR JUDGESHIPS (March 12, 2002 - Hartford Courant)
  2. Hearing Transcript
  3. LEGISLATURE APPROVES JUDGE BETHANY J. ALVORD FOR APPELLATE COURT (April 24, 2009 - Hartford Courant)
  4. Kyley Leroy Profile
  5. "Biographies of Appellate Court Judges: Judge Bethany J. Alvord".
  6. "House Joint Resolution No. 101: RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE BETHANY J. ALVORD OF BLOOMFIELD TO BE A JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT AND A JUDGE OF SUPERIOR COURT" (PDF). January 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  7. "CURRENT: JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT - STATE COURTS". Office of the Secretary of State. Retrieved April 15, 2018.


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