Dominic J. Squatrito
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by voice vote, Dominic J. Squatrito was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1965. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1939–2021
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1994
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Wesleyan 1961 · Yale Law School 1965
- Succeeded by
- Vanessa Lynne Bryant
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | District of Connecticut | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Wesleyan University | B.A. | 1961 |
| Yale Law School | LL.B. | 1965 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Squatrito was assigned 3,168 district-court cases (1986–2020). Median time from filing to termination: 366 days across 3,166 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 38 of Squatrito’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 27 were affirmed, 8 reversed or vacated, and 3 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Squatrito authored 159 published opinions for the court (1995–2011). Most cited: Mike v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America (34 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Mike v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America | 274 F. Supp. 2d 216 | 34 |
| 1999 | Leventhal v. Tow | 48 F. Supp. 2d 104 | 28 |
| 2008 | Weichman v. Chubb & Son | 552 F. Supp. 2d 271 | 24 |
| 2009 | Ferraresso v. Town of Granby | 646 F. Supp. 2d 296 | 23 |
| 2008 | Farrar v. Town of Stratford | 537 F. Supp. 2d 332 | 22 |
| 2008 | Martin v. Town of Westport | 558 F. Supp. 2d 228 | 21 |
| 2004 | American Wholesalers Underwriting, Ltd. v. American Wholesale Insurance Group, Inc. | 312 F. Supp. 2d 247 | 19 |
| 1996 | Roe v. Office of Adult Probation | 938 F. Supp. 1080 | 19 |
| 1995 | United States v. Sage | 906 F. Supp. 84 | 19 |
| 1995 | One Sylvan Road North Associates v. Lark International, Ltd. | 889 F. Supp. 60 | 19 |
| 2008 | Eiden v. McCarthy | 531 F. Supp. 2d 333 | 18 |
| 2007 | Wilks v. Elizabeth Arden, Inc. | 507 F. Supp. 2d 179 | 18 |
| 2009 | Moran v. Premier Education Group, LP | 599 F. Supp. 2d 263 | 17 |
| 2008 | Spencer v. Connecticut | 560 F. Supp. 2d 153 | 17 |
| 2004 | Allen v. Egan | 303 F. Supp. 2d 71 | 17 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 159 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Dominic J. Squatrito?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Dominic J. Squatrito to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in 1994.
- Was Dominic J. Squatrito appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Dominic J. Squatrito was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Dominic J. Squatrito's confirmation vote?
- Dominic J. Squatrito was confirmed by voice vote on October 6, 1994. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Dominic J. Squatrito on?
- Dominic J. Squatrito was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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26 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).