1 day ago · McConnell has been the chief judge of the U.S. District Court since 2019. ... McConnell represented Rhode Island in suing lead paint makers, alleging they posed a public nuisance. The first-in-the ...

John James McConnell Jr. (born 1958) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.

Born 1958 in Providence, Rhode Island. Nominated by Barack Obama on January 5, 2011, to a seat vacated by Ernest C. Torres. Confirmed by the Senate on May 4, 2011, and received commission on May 6, 2011. Serving as chief judge, 2019-present.

21 hours ago · (WJAR) — A federal judge in Rhode Island reaffirmed Wednesday his order halting the Trump administration’s funding freeze. The new decision from U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell comes ...

2 days ago · The ruling by Judge John J. McConnell Jr. in Rhode Island federal court ordered administration officials to comply with what the judge called “the plain text” of a ruling he issued on Jan. 29.

2 days ago · A federal judge in Rhode Island on Monday said that the Trump administration had violated his order halting a sweeping federal funding freeze and ordered the government to “immediately restore ...

1 day ago · The federal judge from Rhode Island who this week accused the Trump administration of defying his order to unfreeze billions of dollars in federal grants made a fortune as a lawyer taking on big ...

2 days ago · The order was by the federal judge in Rhode Island overseeing a lawsuit brought by 22 states and DC. ... In a sharply worded response, US District Judge John J. McConnell Jr., who's overseeing a ...

2 days ago · Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, one of the leads in the states’ challenge to the sweeping funding freeze, hailed the order. “Judge McConnell’s ruling in our favor was swift ...

2 days ago · PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – A Rhode Island federal judge on Monday found the Trump administration in violation of a court order, telling the new president to “immediately restore frozen funding.”