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# Jeffrey Alker Meyer

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

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
- State: Connecticut
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, District Court, D. Connecticut, 2014-present
- Law clerk, Hon. Donald Ross, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1990-present
- visiting professor of law, 2010-2014
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Connecticut, 1995-2004
- Law clerk, Hon. Harry A. Blackmun, Supreme Court of the United States, 1991-1992
- Law clerk, Hon. James L. Oakes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1989-1990
- Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

### Education

- Yale University — J.D. (1989)
- Yale University — B.A. (1985)

### Additional information

- Yale Law School, 2010-2014
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2006-2014
- associate professor, 2006-2010
- Senior counsel, Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program in Iraq, 2004-2005
- appeals chief, 2000-2004
- Yale Law School, 1998-2004
- clinical visiting lecturer in law, 1998-2004
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1993-1995
- 1993–1995: Corporate litigator in Washington, D.C.
- Staff attorney, Vermont Legal Aid, Waterbury, VT, 1992-1993
- Private practice, San Francisco, CA, 1990-1991
- Date of birth: 1963-01-01
- Birth place: North Tarrytown, NY

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### remote hearing platform

Scope: statewide

Connecticut's Judicial Branch publishes statewide remote-proceedings information and Microsoft Teams guidance for attorneys and self-represented parties.

Evidence excerpt: Remote Proceedings Information

[Remote Proceedings Information](https://jud.ct.gov/remoteJustice/)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote hearing technology

Scope: statewide

Connecticut remote-proceeding materials identify Microsoft Teams as the platform and include video, audio, and screen-sharing functionality, subject to judge and case-specific directions.

Evidence excerpt: Microsoft Teams is a collaborative meeting application with video, audio, and screen-sharing features.

[Remote Proceedings Information](https://jud.ct.gov/remoteJustice/)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### recording photography

Scope: statewide

Connecticut identifies Practice Book sections governing videotaping, photographing, and audiotaping Superior Court proceedings and separately identifies appellate coverage rules.

Evidence excerpt: Rules regarding videotaping, photographing or audiotaping Superior Court proceedings are in Connecticut Practice Book §§ 1-10A through 1-11C.

[Media Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/media/faq.htm)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### courtroom electronics

Scope: statewide

Connecticut's media FAQ states that personal computers may be used for note taking in a courtroom, subject to applicable rules and judicial control.

Evidence excerpt: Personal computers may be used for note taking in a courtroom.

[Media Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/media/faq.htm)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote recording

Scope: statewide

Connecticut states that, other than the official Judicial Branch recording, recording livestreamed proceedings is strictly prohibited.

Evidence excerpt: Other than the official recording prepared by the Judicial Branch, the recording of livestreamed proceedings is strictly prohibited.

[Public Access to Court Proceedings Disclaimer](https://jud.ct.gov/PublicAccess/Disclamer.html)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2231/jeffrey-alker-meyer/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2231/jeffrey-alker-meyer/)
- [U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2231/jeffrey-alker-meyer/)
- [Remote Proceedings Information](https://jud.ct.gov/remoteJustice/)
- [Media Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/media/faq.htm)
- [Public Access to Court Proceedings Disclaimer](https://jud.ct.gov/PublicAccess/Disclamer.html)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2231/jeffrey-alker-meyer/)
- [Jeffrey Alker Meyer | District of Connecticut | United States District Court](https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/content/jeffrey-alker-meyer)
- [Meyer, Jeffrey Alker](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/meyer-jeffrey-alker)
- [Wikidata: Jeffrey A. Meyer](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16195209)

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