Vernon D. Oliver
Vernon Dion Oliver (born 1971) is an American lawyer who has served as a judge of the Connecticut Superior Court since 2009. He is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Education 

Oliver received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Connecticut in 1994 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1997.

Career 

From 1998 to 1999, he was an associate at Montstream & May LLP in Glastonbury, Connecticut. From 1999 to 2004, he served as an assistant state's attorney in the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice. From 2004 to 2009, served as an assistant attorney general in the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General. Since 2009, he has served as a judge on the Connecticut Superior Court. Since 2020, he has also served as the administrative judge for the Middlesex Judicial District. During his tenure on the Connecticut Superior Court, Oliver chaired the Committee on Judicial Ethics. He served on the State Wiretap Panel and co-chairs the Connecticut Sentencing Commission.

Nomination to district court 

On May 3, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Oliver to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. On May 4, 2023, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Oliver to the seat vacated by Judge Stefan R. Underhill, who assumed senior status on November 1, 2022. On June 7, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On July 13, 2023, his nomination was reported out of the committee by a 13–8 vote. His nomination is pending before the United States Senate.

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1971 births
Living people
20th-century American lawyers
21st-century American judges
21st-century American lawyers
African-American judges
Connecticut lawyers
Judges of the Connecticut Superior Court
People from Bridgeport, Connecticut
University of Connecticut alumni
University of Connecticut School of Law alumni
20th-century African-American lawyers
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