Douglas Steven Lavine (born December 9, 1950) is a Judge of the

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Education

Lavine graduated from

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in 1972 with a degree in history. He then earned a master's degree in journalism from the

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. After he received his

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from the

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in 1977, he earned a

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from

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in 1981. Lavine worked as a newspaper reporter and editor prior to his legal career.

Journalism and legal careers

He was a reporter and editor for various newspapers before entering into his legal career. He worked in the Litigation Department of the Hartford law firm of Shipman & Goodwin from 1981 to 1986. He served as an

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from 1986 to 1993. In 1993, Governor

Lowell P. Weicker Jr. Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. (; May 16, 1931 – June 28, 2023) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the 85th Governor of Connecticut. Weicker unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for presi ...

appointed him to be a Superior Court judge. He was reappointed by Governor

John G. Rowland John Grosvenor Rowland (born May 24, 1957) is an American former politician, author, and radio host who served as the 86th governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004. Rowland served three terms representing Connecticut's 5th congressional distri ...

in 2001. In February 2006, he was elevated to the

by Governor

Jodi Rell Mary Carolyn Rell (née Reavis; June 16, 1946 – November 20, 2024), known as M. Jodi Rell, was an American politician who served as the 87th governor of Connecticut from 2004 to 2011. Rell also had served as the state's 105th lieutenant gove ...

. He was most recently renominated by Governor

Dan Malloy Dannel Patrick Malloy (; born July 21, 1955) is an American politician who served as the 88th governor of Connecticut from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he chaired the Democratic Governors Association from 2016 to 2017. In Jul ...

and confirmed by the Connecticut General Assembly for another eight-year term, expiring on March 14, 2022.

Teaching

He has taught as an adjunct professor at the

and

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Personal life

A resident of West Hartford, Lavine is the author of two books on advocacy. His wife, Lucretia, is a social worker and his daughter, Julia, also a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law, is a practicing lawyer in Hartford.

References

External links

Official Biography on State of Connecticut Judicial Branch website
* Living people 1950 births 20th-century Connecticut state court judges 20th-century American lawyers 21st-century American judges Colgate University alumni Columbia Law School alumni Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni Connecticut lawyers Judges of the Connecticut Appellate Court Superior court judges in the United States University of Connecticut School of Law alumni {{Connecticut-state-judge-stub