William J. Lavery (born March 26, 1938 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is the Chief Court Administrator and former

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of the

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. Lavery was appointed judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court on October 4, 1989;

on March 12, 2000; and Chief Court Administrator on February 1, 2006.Chief Judge William J. Lavery
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Education

Lavery graduated from Fairfield Prep in 1955; received his bachelor's degree from Fairfield University in 1959; and received his law degree from

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Career

While in private practice, Lavery was elected to the Bridgeport Board of Aldermen (1963–1967) and the

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(1967–1971). Throughout the 1970s, he served as counsel for the Bridgeport Housing Authority, the Majority Party in the Connecticut House of Representatives, and the Town of Newtown, Connecticut. He was vice-chairman of the Connecticut Commission on Hospitals and Healthcare and a member of the State's Council on Environmental Quality. In 1981, Lavery was appointed a

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judge and served as presiding judge in the Danbury Judicial District and chief administrative judge in Waterbury Judicial District prior to his appointment to the Connecticut Appellate Court.WTNH.com, Connecticut News and Weather - William Lavery becomes chief appellate judge
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External links

* ttp://www.fairfield.edu/x16562.html Fairfield University Alumni Professional Achievement Award Profile

References

1938 births Living people Lawyers from Bridgeport, Connecticut Connecticut city council members Fairfield University alumni Fordham University School of Law alumni Judges of the Connecticut Appellate Court Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives Fairfield College Preparatory School alumni {{Connecticut-state-judge-stub