Vernon Dion Oliver at a glance
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Vernon Dion Oliver
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
Available research
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AI abuse cases6 directly linked cases
Biography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education record
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures2 sourced items · labeled by scope
SourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
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AI abuse cases
6 casesAI-related ruling · August 5, 2026
Ulish Kerry Terrace Booker, III v. U.S. Bank National Association
- Court response
- Admonishment and warning
AI-related ruling · August 4, 2026
Barteca Holdings v. Tacobarn
- Court response
- Monetary Sanction; Bar Referral
AI-related ruling · December 15, 2025
Braica v. Frankowski (Anthony Braica v. Tom Frankowski)
- Court response
- Briefs struck; warning
AI-related ruling · November 25, 2025
Jesse Andre v. Warden, FCI Danbury
- Court response
- Admonishment; Motion stricken with prejudice
AI-related ruling · June 20, 2025
Reilly v. Conn. Interlocal Risk Mgmt. Agency
- Court response
- Warning
AI-related ruling · April 30, 2025
Moales v. Land Rover Cherry Hill
- Court response
- Plaintiff warned to ensure accuracy of future submissions
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Civil and criminal jury trials, Meriden Superior Court, 2012-2013
- Professional Career: Temporary assistant clerk, Hartford [Connecticut] Judicial District, 1997-1998
- Professional Career: Habeas corpus and criminal matters, Tolland Judicial District, 2014-2017
- Professional Career: Assistant attorney general, State of Connecticut, 2004-2009
- Professional Career: Housing sessions, Hartford and New Britain Judicial Districts, 2010-2012
- Professional Career: Private practice, Glastonbury, Connecticut, 1998-1999
- Professional Career: Criminal docket, Waterbury Superior Court, 2013-2014
- Professional Career: Private practice, Windsor, Connecticut, 1997
- Professional Career: Assistant state's attorney, State of Connecticut, 1999-2004; Office of the Chief State's Attorney, 1999-2000; Bristol Superior Court, 2000-2004
Judicial service
- Professional Career: Presiding judge, Manchester Superior Court, 2017-2018
- Professional Career: Administrative judge, Middlesex Judicial District, 2020-2023
- Professional Career: Judge, Connecticut Superior Court, 2009-2023
- Professional Career: Assistant administrative judge, New Britain Judicial District, 2018-2020
Education
- University of Connecticut · B.A., 1994
- University of Connecticut School of Law · J.D., 1997
Personal record
Born 1971 · Bridgeport
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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.
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 ↗
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
View Federal Judicial Center biography ↗Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Courtwide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Courtwide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗