--- title: "Kari Anne Dooley | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kari-a-dooley" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Kari Anne Dooley 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: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, D. Connecticut, 2018-present - 2004–2018: Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court for the District of Waterbury, appointed by Governor Jodi Rell - Kari Anne Dooley (née Pederson; born 1963) is a United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut, appointed on September 13, 2018 by President Donald Trump to replace - 1992–2004: Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, rising to Counsel to the U.S. Attorney - 1988–1992: Associate at Whitman & Ransom, Greenwich, CT ### Education - J.D., cum laude, from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1988. - B.A. in Psychology from Cornell University in 1985 District of Connecticut. ### Additional information - Commission issued: September 13, 2018 - Confirmed: September 6, 2018, by voice vote - Reported out of committee: April 19, 2018, by a 19–2 vote - Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: March 7, 2018 - Nominated: December 20, 2017, by President Trump - Private practice, Greenwich, CT, 1988-1992 - Date of birth: 1963-01-01 - Served 12 years in state court before federal appointment - As U.S. District Judge, Dooley presides over cases in the District of Connecticut. - Her chambers are located at the Brien McMahon Federal Building, 915 Lafayette Boulevard, Suite 417, Bridgeport, CT District of Connecticut. - She has published local rules for filing, oral argument requests, and case handling preferences District of Connecticut. - Dooley was born in New York City - Known for a career spanning private practice, federal prosecution, and state judicial service - Birth place: New York, 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 ### courtroom technology Scope: judge specific Judge-specific source Evidence excerpt: It is the Court’s preference that counsel present exhibits electronically. An overview of the courtroom technology can be found here: https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/courtroom-technology . All questions regarding courtroom technology should be directed to the Courtroom Deputy, Kristen Gould ( Kristen_Gould@ctd.uscourts.gov ) in advance of the hearing or trial. [Kari A. Dooley, USDJ | District of Connecticut | United States District Court](https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/content/kari-dooley-usdj) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5197981) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5197981) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5197981) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8570/kari-anne-dooley/) - [Kari A. Dooley, USDJ | District of Connecticut | United States District Court](https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/content/kari-dooley-usdj) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8570/kari-anne-dooley/) - [Wikidata: Kari A. Dooley](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46439665) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kari-a-dooley", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kari-a-dooley", "name": "Kari Anne Dooley | KnowJudges", "description": "Kari Anne Dooley, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.