Warren William Eginton
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{{Short description|American judge (1924–2019)}}
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| office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
| term_start = August 1, 1992
| term_end = October 7, 2019
| office1 = Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
| term_start1 = July 24, 1979
| term_end1 = August 1, 1992
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Yale University (LLB)
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Warren William Eginton (February 16, 1924 – October 7, 2019) was an American jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Education and career
Born on February 16, 1924,{{cite journal|title = CQ Almanac, 1978|journal = Congressional Quarterly|volume = XXXV|page = 72|publisher = Congressional Quarterly, Incorporated|date = May 1, 1979|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=DhKLM0xt19gC&q=Warren+Eginton+February+16|isbn = 9780871871411|access-date = March 3, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140628233931/http://books.google.com/books?ei=58MUU6bUOcKRygHeroCwAg&id=DhKLM0xt19gC&dq=Warren+William+Eginton+February+16&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Warren+Eginton+February+16|archive-date = June 28, 2014|url-status = live}} in Brooklyn, New York City, Eginton was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1943 to 1946, achieving the rank of lieutenant. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Princeton University in 1948, and a Bachelor of Laws{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/law/2007/09/28/why-did-law-schools-switch-from-llbs-to-jds/|title=Why Did Law Schools Switch from LLBs to JDs?|first=Peter|last=Lattman|newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=September 28, 2007}} from Yale Law School in 1951. He continued to serve in the United States Army Reserve from 1946 to 1973, achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Eginton was in private practice of law in New York City from 1951 to 1953, and in Stamford, Connecticut, from 1953 to 1979.{{FJC Bio|695|nid=1380426|name=Warren William Eginton}} He also served as an adjunct professor at the New York University Law School, as well as the Fordham Law School.
Federal judicial service
On June 5, 1979, Eginton was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 23, 1979, and received his commission on July 24, 1979.
Eginton specialized in legal liability lawsuits, and sometimes visited other courts throughout the United States to assist with such cases.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Warren-Eginton-veteran-US-judge-for-Connecticut-14501378.php|title=Warren Eginton, veteran US judge for Connecticut, dies at 95|last1=Ehrmann|first1=Chris|last2=Press|first2=Associated|date=October 8, 2019|website=SFGate|access-date=October 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009210741/https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Warren-Eginton-veteran-US-judge-for-Connecticut-14501378.php|archive-date=October 9, 2019|url-status=live}} He also presided over multiple notable cases, including, in 1981, a case against a member of the Hell's Angels who at the time referred to as "the most dangerous man in Connecticut". For two weeks during that trial, Eginton was even assigned U.S. Marshals protection. In 1987, he also heard the ensuing litigation after the L'Ambiance Plaza collapse in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
During his time on the bench, Eginton was also known for enjoying presiding over naturalization ceremonies. Eginton assumed senior status on August 1, 1992, but he continued to hear cases until days before his death. He died in hospice care in Redding, Connecticut, on October 7, 2019, at age 95.{{Cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-judge-eginton-dies-20191008-20191008-zcmaa4qk3jenvc4b6vk7dtzzay-story.html|title=Warren W. Eginton, Connecticut's longest-sitting federal judge, dies at 95|last=Mahony|first=Edmund H.|date=October 8, 2019|website=Hartford Courant|access-date=October 8, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Warren-Eginton-veteran-US-judge-for-Connecticut-14501378.php|title=Warren Eginton, veteran US judge for Connecticut, dies at 95|last=Ehrmann|first=Chris|date=October 8, 2019|website=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=October 8, 2019}} At the time, he was the longest-serving federal judge in Connecticut, having spent over four decades as a judge.
Writing career
From 1988-93, Eginton was Editor-in-Chief of Butterworth Legal Publishers' Product Liability Law Journal and published several papers on product liability law.{{cite web |title=Biography - Senior Judge Warren W. Eginton |url=http://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/biography-senior-judge-warren-w-eginton |website=www.ctd.uscourts.gov |access-date=October 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424045204/http://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/biography-senior-judge-warren-w-eginton |archive-date=April 24, 2019 |url-status=live }}
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