Douglas C. Mintz (born 1952) is a judge on the Stamford/ Norwalk District

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.Judges By Judicial District - Stamford/Norwalk
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's 140th House district. He resigned his seat to become a judge, causing a vacancy and a special election was held to fill it in February 1993. Mintz is now a partner at leading Connecticut law firm, Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP.

Early life and family

He is the son of Lewis and Lea Mintz. He graduated from the

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He was admitted to the bar in 1978. In 1991, while serving in the Connecticut House, he met and married, the former Democratic clerk in the appropriations committee, Elaine Velleca.House Transcript
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Political career

Mintz was chair of the Norwalk Conservation Commission.The Norwalk Hour
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/ref> He defeated incumbent Republican Janet M. Mills in 1986. In 1992, he was selected by Governor

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to become a superior court judge.Weicker Names Legislator To Superior Court Bench
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mintz, Douglas 1952 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives Politicians from Norwalk, Connecticut University of Michigan alumni Western New England University alumni Judges of the Connecticut Superior Court