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Honorable William J. Lavery
Honorable William J. Lavery
was born March 26, 1938,
Bridgeport, Connecticut; Education: Fairfield Prep, 1955; A.B., Fairfield University, 1959; LL.B., Fordham Law School,
1964; Military service, U.S. Army, 1960-61; Admitted to the
Connecticut Bar, 1964; Member, Bridgeport Board of Alderman,
1963-67; State Representative, 1967-71; Chairman Legislative
Public-Health and Safety Committee, 1969-71; Attorney for
Housing Authority, City of Bridgeport, 1969-72; Counsel to
the Majority Party, House of Representatives, 1971-73;
Council on Environmental Quality of the State of
Connecticut, 1971-74, Vice Chairman, Commissions on
Hospitals and Health Care, 1976-81; Vice Chairman and
Chairman, Bridgeport Mental Health Council, 1966-71; Hall
Neighborhood House Board of Directors, 1960-72;
Comprehensive Health Planning of Greater Bridgeport Area,
1970-72; Budget Board of United Fund of Eastern Fairfield
County, 1967-72; Connecticut Medical Regional Planning
Board, 1977-79; Newtown Scholarship Committee; Vice
Chairman, Newtown Charter Commission, 1974-75; Town and
Borough Attorney of Newtown, 1976-81; Vice President,
Connecticut Judges Association, 1991-92; President,
Connecticut Judges Association, 1992-93; Former Co-Chair,
Legal Internship Committee; Member, Judicial Performance
Evaluation Committee, December 1990 to September 1999;
Trustee and President, C.H. Booth Library, Newtown;
Director, Pope John Paul II Health Care Center; Director,
Aids Project Greater Danbury; Member Connecticut State
Library Board; Member Judicial Branch Law Library Advisory
Committee; Judge, Superior Court, 1981-89; Judge Appellate
Court, October 4, 1989; Co-Chair, Advisory Committee on
Appellate Rules, 2002-2006; Chief Appellate Judge, March 12,
2000-January 31, 2006; Chief Court Administrator, February
1, 2006 to November 1, 2007; Senior Appellate Judge,
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