Alvin W. Thompson at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
- Jurisdiction
- Connecticut · Federal
- Judicial service
- October 11, 1994–present
Alvin W. Thompson
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
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Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, Hartford, CT, 1978-1994
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Connecticut, 1994-present
Education
- Princeton University · B.A., 1975
- Yale University · J.D., 1978
Personal record
Born 1953 · Baltimore, MD
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Judge-specific source
At the final pretrial conference, Judge Thompson asks counsel what demonstrative exhibits they have and whether they want to use any court equipment to display them. Judge Thompson generally does not admit a demonstrative exhibit as a full exhibit, but does allow it to be marked for identification. Judge Thompson encourages counsel to exchange such…Alvin W. Thompson | District of Connecticut | United States District Court ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
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 ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
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
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1388731CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3209/alvin-w-thompson/Alvin W. Thompson | District of Connecticut | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/content/alvin-w-thompsonFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts