Sarah French Russell
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Born 1976.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 8, 2024
- Senate vote
- 50 to 44
- Confirmed
- Nov 19, 2024
- Commissioned
- Nov 26, 2024
Education
- B.A., Yale University, 1998
- J.D., Yale Law School, 2002
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Michael B. Mukasey, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2002-2003
- Law clerk, Hon. Chester J. Straub, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2003-2005
- Assistant federal public defender, District of Connecticut, 2005-2007
- Associate research scholar, lecturer, and director of Arthur Liman Public Interest Program, Yale Law School, 2007-2010
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2011-2024
- Assistant professor, 2011-2013
- Associate professor, 2013-2015
- Professor, 2015-2024
- Director of Criminal Law and Advocacy Concentration, 2015-2024
- Member of Executive Committee, 2016-2024
- Director of Legal Clinic, 2019-2024
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, October 4, 2023; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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