Melanie Cradle
2020 - Present
2028
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Melanie Cradle is a judge on the Connecticut Court of Appeals. She was appointed to the court on July 20, 2020, by Gov. Ned Lamont (D) to replace Robert J. Devlin, Jr., who reached the mandatory retirement age in April 2020.[1]
Cradle was a judge for the New Haven District Superior Court in Connecticut from 2013 to 2020.[2] She was appointed to the New Haven District Superior Court in 2013 by Governor Dannel P. Malloy and confirmed by the legislature on March 6, 2013. [3]
Education
Cradle earned an undergraduate degree from Adelphi University. She attended graduate school at Trinity College but did not earn a degree. She was awarded a J.D. from Seton Hall University, School of Law in 1999.[4]
Career
- 2020-Present: Judge, Connecticut Court of Appeals
- 2013-2020: Judge, New Haven District Superior Court
- 2010-2013: Part A, Senior Assistant State's Attorney
- 2002-2010: Deputy Assistant State's Attorney, Ansonia/Milford Judicial District
- 2000-2002: Deputy Assistant State's Attorney, New Haven Judicial District[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Office of Governor Ned Lamont, "Governor Lamont Makes Supreme and Appellate Court Appointments," July 20, 2020
- ↑ Connecticut State Judicial Branch, "Judges by Judicial District," accessed January 20, 2015
- ↑ Hartford Courant, "Legislature Approves 16 New Judges, Including First Hispanic Supreme Court Justice," March 6, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Connecticut General Assembly "Judiciary Committee, Hearing Transcript" March 1, 2013, accessed August 27, 2013
Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Connecticut • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Connecticut
State courts:
Connecticut Supreme Court • Connecticut Appellate Court • Connecticut Superior Court • Connecticut Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in Connecticut • Connecticut judicial elections • Judicial selection in Connecticut
