PRESENT: Judge of Probate, District of Manchester – since April 1994
Member Executive Committee Connecticut Probate Assembly
Coordinator – Region Two – Connecticut Probate Courts
Adjunct Faculty, Manchester Community College
EDUCATION: University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D. 1978
University of Hartford, B.A. History and Political Science, 1973
State Teacher Certification, secondary level Social Studies
EXPERIENCE: Attorney, private general practice since 1978
Manchester Town Attorney 1986-89
Assistant Town Attorney, 1985
Superior Court Fact Finder/Arbiter, appointed by Chief Court Administrator, 1983 to present
Hearing Examiner, State Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, 1990 to 1995
Former Tolland Judicial District T.A. Clerk, four years Chief Moderator of elections in Manchester, numerous elections; polling place moderator
Special Public Defender, Habeas Corpus, Tolland J.D.
An author of the Civil Practice Section, Connecticut Bar Association Basic Practice Manual
Clerk for Judge Simon Bernstein, Court of Common Pleas
Developer and Supervisor of Manchester Library's Bookmobile Program
Northeast Regional Representative, Macmillan Publishing Co., Library Division
COMMUNITY: President, Cheney Hall Foundation
Former Chairman, Manchester Human Relations Commission;
Chairman, Manchester Shelter Search Committee
Former Chairman, Court visitation for students at Superior Court
Former member, Visiting Nurses Board of Directors
Member, Manchester’s 175 th Anniversary Committee
Member, Manchester’s Millennium Committee
Participant, Big Pal/Little Pal
PERSONAL: Married to Janet Harvey Cooney since 1966, three adult children, four grandchildren
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