Alexandra Davis DiPentima (born April 18, 1953) is a former judge and chief judge of the

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Early life and education

DiPentima graduated from Kent School in Kent, Connecticut in 1971. She earned a

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from

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in 1975 and her

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from

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in 1979. She was admitted into the Connecticut bar in 1979, United States District Court in 1980, the United States Court of Appeals in 1983 and the United States Supreme Court Bar in 1987. From 1979 until 1981 she worked with Connecticut Legal Services dealing with low income domestic and property issues. She then joined the firm of Moller, Horton & Fineberg, P.C. In 1993, she was appointed to the superior court.bio of Judge DiPentima
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on July 31, 2020.

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