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Janet Arterton's Biography

Contact Information

Office

Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse
141 Church Street, Courtroom 2
New Haven, CT 06510

Full Name:

Janet Bond Arterton

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband; 2 Children

Birth Date:

1944

Birth Place:

Philadelphia, PA

JD, School of Law, Northeastern University, 1977

BA, Mount Holyoke College, 1966

No political experience information on file.

Senior Judge, United States District Court, District of Connecticut, 2014-present

Former Coroner, Mercer County, Connecticut

Judge, United States District Court, District of Connecticut, 1995-2014

Attorney, Garrison and Arterton Professional Corporation, 1978-1995

Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States District Court, District of Connecticut, January 23, 1995

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Connecticut, March 14, 1995

Law Clerk, Honorable Herbert Stern, United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 1977-1978

Chair/Member, Committee of the Proprietors of the Common and Undivided Lands, 2007-present

Member, American Bar Foundation

Member, Board of Directors, Federal Judges Association

Member, Board of Governors, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association

Member, Connecticut Bar Foundation

Attorney Trial Referee, Connecticut Superior Court

Member, District Court Advisory Committee

Member, Federal Court Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee

Special Master, Federal District Court

Chair, Federal Practice Section, Connecticut Bar Association

Member, Fellows Advisory Research Committee, Connecticut Bar Foundation

Member, New Haven Inn of Court

Member, State Court Rules Advisory Committee

Member, United States District Court Local Rules Advisory Committee

Member, United States Magistrate Judge Selection Committee

Member, International Judicial Relations, United States Judicial Conference Committee, 2002-2008

Awards:

Mount Holyoke College Alumnae Association Achievement Award, 2016
American Board of Trial Lawyers Connecticut Chapter Award for Professionalism and Civility, 2015
Henry J. Naruk Judiciary Award, 2015, Connecticut Bar Association
Mediation Robert C. Zampano Award for Excellence in Mediation, 2000
Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund Maria Miller Stewart Recognition Award, 1996

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