Christopher Fitzgerald Droney (born June 22, 1954) is an American lawyer who formerly served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 6/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 87/year
Connecticut District Court · 1997–2011Connecticut District Court · 1997–2011Second Circuit Court of Appeals · 2011–2020
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
- Private practice, Hartford, Connecticut1979–1993, 2020–present
U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut1993–1997- West Hartford, ConnecticutMayor · 1985–1989
- West Hartford, ConnecticutDeputy mayor · 1983–1985
Appointments
2011–2020 · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)Term ended: Retirement
1997–2011 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
J.D. · 1979- College of the Holy CrossB.A. · 1976