Colm Felix Connolly at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
- Jurisdiction
- Delaware · Federal
- Judicial service
- August 3, 2018–present
Colm Felix Connolly
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
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Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, Wilmington, DE, 2009-2018
- U.S. attorney for the District of Delaware, 2001-2009
- Private practice, Wilmington, DE, 1999-2001
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Delaware, 1993-1999
- Law clerk, Office of the U.S. Attorney, District of Delaware, 1992-1993
Judicial service
- Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1991-1992
- Judge, District Court, D. Delaware, 2018-present
Education
- University of Notre Dame · B.A., 1986
- London School of Economics and Political Science · M.Sc., 1987
- Duke University · J.D., 1991
Personal record
Born 1964 · Wilmington, DE
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtesy Copies
Chief Judge Connolly requires two hard copies of papers filed electronically, delivered to chambers by noon on the next business day.
Two (2) hard copies of all papers filed electronically shall be delivered to Chambers by noon on the next business day after filing.Chief Judge Colm F. Connolly ↗
Discovery Disputes
Discovery disputes before Chief Judge Connolly must follow the procedures linked from his official chambers page.
Discovery Matters and Disputes: Please review the Court's procedures regarding discovery matters and disputes.Chief Judge Colm F. Connolly ↗
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/5018791CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8565/colm-felix-connolly/Federal 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-courtsChief Judge Colm F. Connolly
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 30, 2026
https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/judge/chief-judge-colm-f-connolly