Victor Allen Bolden at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
- Jurisdiction
- Connecticut · Federal
- Judicial service
- November 21, 2014–present
Victor Allen Bolden
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Corporation counsel, New Haven, CT, 2009-2014
- general counsel, 2005-2009
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 2005-2009
- Private practice, New Haven, CT, 2000-2005
- assistant counsel, 1994-2000
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 1994-2000
- staff attorney, 1990-1994
- Marvin Karpatkin Fellow, 1989-1990
- American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York City, 1989-1994
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Connecticut, 2014-present
Education
- Harvard University · J.D., 1989
- Columbia University
Personal record
Born 1965 · New York, NY
Courtroom rules and guidance
Presentation Procedure
Judge-specific source
Demonstrative Exhibits . Parties must disclose demonstrative evidence before it is presented in the courtroom so that objections may be dealt with in advance. Demonstrative evidence may not be used during closing argument unless it has been marked as an exhibit or has been shared with the other parties at least one day before closing.Victor A. Bolden | 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/1394681CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/320/victor-allen-bolden/Victor A. Bolden | District of Connecticut | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/content/victor-boldenFederal 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