Douglas Lavine
Douglas Steven Lavine (born December 9, 1950) is a Judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court.
Douglas S. Lavine | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court | |
| Assumed office February 2006 | |
| Appointed by | Jodi Rell |
| Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court | |
| In office 1993 – February 2006 | |
| Appointed by | Lowell P. Weicker Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Douglas Steven Lavine[1] December 9, 1950 |
| Education | Colgate University (B.A.) Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (M.A.) University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D.) Columbia Law School (LL.M) |
Education
Lavine graduated from Colgate University in 1972 with a degree in history. He then earned a master's degree in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. After he received his Juris Doctor from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1977, he earned a Master of Laws from Columbia Law School in 1981. Lavine worked as a newspaper reporter and editor prior to his legal career.[2]
Journalism and legal careers
He was a reporter and editor for various newspapers before entering into his legal career. He worked in the Litigation Department of the Hartford law firm of Shipman & Goodwin from 1981 to 1986. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney from 1986 to 1993.[3] In 1993, Governor Lowell P. Weicker Jr. appointed him to be a Superior Court judge. He was reappointed by Governor John G. Rowland in 2001. In February 2006, he was elevated to the Connecticut Appellate Court by Governor Jodi Rell.[2] He was most recently renominated by Governor Dan Malloy and confirmed by the Connecticut General Assembly for another eight-year term, expiring on March 14, 2022.[4][5]
Teaching
He has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law and Quinnipiac University School of Law.[2]
Personal life
A resident of West Hartford, Lavine is the author of two books on advocacy. His wife, Lucretia, is a social worker and his daughter, Julia, also a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law, is a practicing lawyer in Hartford.[2]
References
- University of Connecticut (Class of 1977) Commencement
- "Biographies of Appellate Court Judges: Douglas S. Lavine".
- "About the Office: United States Attorney's Office". Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- "JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT - STATE COURTS". Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- "Senate Joint Resolution No. 9: RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE DOUGLAS S. LAVINE OF WEST HARTFORD TO BE A JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT AND A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT". February 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
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