Law Clerk Addict

Court:

District of Connecticut

Title:

Magistrate Judge

Chambers:

Bridgeport, CT

Status:

Other

Nomination Information:

Educational Background:

President:

N/A

Law School:

Yale University, J.D., 1981

Nominated:

N/A

Other Schools:

Yale College, B.A., 1977

Confirmed:

1996

Prior Federal Judicial Service:

None

Professional Career History:

Upon earning his Juris Doctor in 1981, Judge Garfinkel served as a Law Clerk to former United States District Judge Frederick B. Lacey in Newark, New Jersey. Judge Garfinkel then served as an Assistant District Attorney in New York County before returning to New Haven. He worked at Wiggin & Dana and then taught four years at the University of Bridgeport School of Law (now Quinnipiac). In 1987, he joined the Waterbury office of Carmody & Torrance, and became a partner in 1992. Judge Garfinkel practiced in civil litigation.

While in practice he served on the Board of Directors of Connecticut Legal Services and was active in state and local bar associations. He began service as a United States Magistrate Judge in November, 1996. In 2004, Judge Garfinkel received the Judicial Award of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, the Distinguished Service Award of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and the Honorable Robert C. Zampano Award for Excellence in Mediation awarded by Community Mediation, Inc. He has created and taught courses at Yale College, including Crime and Criminal Justice in America and Child, Family and State.

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Law Clerk Demographics (2010-11 Term)

Law School	Clerk Type	Hired As	J.D. Year
Vanderbilt University	Career	Alumni	1976