Victor Allen Bolden

Personal

Birthday: 
1965
Birthplace: 
New York, NY
Race or Ethnicity: 
African American
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York City, 1989-1994; Marvin Karpatkin Fellow, 1989-1990; staff attorney, 1990-1994
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 1994-2000, 2005-2009; assistant counsel, 1994-2000; general counsel, 2005-2009
Private practice, New Haven, Connecticut, 2000-2005
Corporation counsel, New Haven, Connecticut, 2009-2014

Education

Name of School: 
Columbia University
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1986
Name of School - Second: 

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1989

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of Connecticut
Court Name: 

Connecticut District Court

President Nominating: 
Barack Obama
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
11/21/2014