Who appointed Kari Anne Dooley?

President Donald J. Trump appointed Kari Anne Dooley to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in 2018.

Was Kari Anne Dooley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Kari Anne Dooley was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Kari Anne Dooley's confirmation vote?

Kari Anne Dooley was confirmed by voice vote on September 6, 2018. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Connecticut / Appointed 2018 / Active

Kari Anne Dooley

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2018 and confirmed by voice vote, Kari Anne Dooley is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. She earned a law degree from University of Connecticut School of Law in 1988. Sources ↓

Born: 1963 · age 63
Appointed by: Donald J. Trump, 2018
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Cornell 1985 · University of Connecticut Law 1988
Succeeded: Robert N. Chatigny

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2018	District of Connecticut succeeded Robert N. Chatigny	Trump (R)	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

Cornell University	B.A.	1985
University of Connecticut School of Law	J.D.	1988

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Dooley was assigned 1,577 district-court cases (1969–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 196 days across 1,268 closed cases.

Other civil matters52%

Civil rights11%

Contract6%

Personal-injury torts5%

Criminal5%

Other federal statutes5%

Other17%

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 68 of Dooley’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 53 were affirmed, 10 reversed or vacated, and 5 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.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Kari Anne Dooley?: President Donald J. Trump appointed Kari Anne Dooley to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in 2018.
Was Kari Anne Dooley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Kari Anne Dooley was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Kari Anne Dooley's confirmation vote?: Kari Anne Dooley was confirmed by voice vote on September 6, 2018. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Kari Anne Dooley on?: Kari Anne Dooley is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Sources

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7 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).