Judge Victor A. Bolden was sworn in as a United States District Judge on January 7, 2015.  He received an A.B. degree from Columbia College in 1986 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1989.  
 
After graduating from law school, Judge Bolden served as a Marvin Karpatkin Fellow for one-year and then as a staff attorney for more than four years with the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation's National Legal Department.  Thereafter, he became an assistant counsel with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. from 1994 to 2000.  From 2000 to 2005, he joined the law firm of Wiggin and Dana in New Haven, Connecticut, and served as an associate and later counsel.  From 2005 to 2009, he returned to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. to serve as its general counsel.  In 2009, he was appointed the Corporation Counsel for the City of New Haven, Connecticut and served in that position until December 31, 2014.   
 
Throughout his legal career, Judge Bolden has been active in national, state and local bar activities.  He is a member of the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation leadership and the New Haven Inn of Court and President-Elect of the New Haven County Bar Association.  He previously served as a member of the board of directors for numerous organizations, including the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center and the Connecticut Food Bank.