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Retired U.S. Magistrate Judges Honored in Connecticut

Published onJune 9, 2016

  • Portraits of retired Magistrate Judges Arthur H. Latimer, F. Owen Eagan, Thomas P. Smith, and Holly B. Fitzsimmons are unveiled at the Richard C. Lee Courthouse in New Haven.

    Portraits of retired Magistrate Judges Arthur H. Latimer, F. Owen Eagan, Thomas P. Smith, and Holly B. Fitzsimmons are unveiled at the Richard C. Lee Courthouse in New Haven.

  • Portrait of retired Magistrate Judge Arthur H. Latimer is presented by Karen L. Clute, Partner at Wiggin and Dana LLP, and James Ross Smart Esq. and Patrick A. Klingman Esq., Co-Chairs of the Federal Practice Section at the Connecticut Bar Association.

    Portrait of retired Magistrate Judge Arthur H. Latimer is presented by Karen L. Clute, Partner at Wiggin and Dana LLP, and Patrick A. Klingman Esq., and James Ross Smart Esq., Co-Chairs of the Federal Practice Section at the Connecticut Bar Association.

  • Retired Judge Holly B. Fitzsimmons and her granddaughter stand beside her portrait presented by Alyssa Esposito, a former law clerk for Judge Fitzsimmons, and James Ross Smart Esq. and Patrick A. Klingman Esq., Co-Chairs of the Federal Practice Section at

    Retired Judge Holly B. Fitzsimmons and her granddaughter stand beside her portrait presented by Alyssa Esposito, a former law clerk for Judge Fitzsimmons, and James Ross Smart Esq. and Patrick A. Klingman Esq., Co-Chairs of the Federal Practice Section at the Connecticut Bar Association.

  • U.S. District Judge of Connecticut Robert N. Chatigny makes final remarks at the ceremonial session honoring the retired magistrate judges.

    U.S. District Judge of Connecticut Robert N. Chatigny makes final remarks at the ceremonial session honoring the retired magistrate judges.

Four retired magistrate judges, who collectively served the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut more than 100 years, were celebrated in a ceremony unveiling their portraits.

Retired Magistrate Judges Arthur H. Latimer, F. Owen Eagan, Thomas P. Smith, and Holly B. Fitzsimmons were honored on June 3, 2016, at the Richard C. Lee Courthouse in New Haven.

“Our district and our nation will be forever grateful for their commitment to fairness and justice to the thousands of litigants that have appeared before them,” said Janet C. Hall, Chief Judge of the District Court of Connecticut.

Learn more about the judges' service to the court and their community.