Alan Harris Nevas (March 27, 1928 – April 19, 2025) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Alan Harris Nevas
Born 1928 in Norwalk, CT
Died 2025 in Westport, CT
FJC ID: 1750
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 4/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 9/year
Connecticut District Court · 1985–2009Connecticut District Court · 1985–2009
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut1981–1985- Private practice, Westport, Connecticut1951–1952, 1954–1981
- Westport, ConnecticutJustice of the peace · 1976–1981
- ConnecticutState representative · 1971–1977
U.S. Army sergeant first class1952–1954
Appointments
1985–2009 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)Term ended: Retirement
Education
LL.B. · 1951- Syracuse UniversityA.B. · 1949