T. Emmet Clarie

Thomas Emmet Clarie (born January 1, 1913 in Killingly , Connecticut , †  September 24, 1997 in Putnam , Connecticut) was an American lawyer and politician . After his appointment by President John F. Kennedy , he served as a federal judge in the federal district court for the district of Connecticut from 1961 to 1983 .

Career

After graduating from school, Emmet Clarie first attended Providence College in Rhode Island , where he obtained a Bachelor of Philosophy in 1933 . He then received a Bachelor of Laws from Hartford College of Law in 1938 . The year before he had moved into the Connecticut House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party , where he remained until 1943. From 1939 he held the position of parliamentary group leader ( Floor Leader ).

From 1940 to 1961 Clarie ran a private law firm in Danielson . In 1951 he served as Prosecutor in Killingly Municipal Court. He has also held other public positions, including as executive officer ( Clerk ) at the Connecticut Senate (1949) and as a member of the State Commission for the Alcoholic (1949-1961), he from 1955 to 1961 as Chairman board.

On September 5, 1961, Clarie was named a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut by President Kennedy ; the seat in question had previously been newly established. After confirmation by the US Senate, which came nine days later, he was able to take office on September 18. From 1974 to 1983 he was Chief Judge Chairman of this federal court . On January 1, 1983, he moved to senior status and retired. His seat fell to Peter Collins Dorsey ; the presidency of the court took over Gilroy Daly . Emmet Clarie died on September 24, 1997 in Putnam and was buried in the local Holy Cross Cemetery .

Web links

• T. Emmet Clarie in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• T. Emmet Clarie in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
• T. Emmet Clarie at The Political Graveyard