William H. Bright Jr.

William H. Bright Jr. (born August 15, 1962) is the chief judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court.

Bright earned his Bachelor of Arts from Dickinson College in 1984 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School in 1987.

[1][2] He was the managing partner of McCarter & English's Hartford law office and co-chair of the firm's Business Litigation practice group.

[1][2] Bright was appointed to the Tolland District Superior Court by Governor Jodi Rell in 2008.

[1] On October 4, 2017, Governor Dan Malloy appointed him to the Connecticut Appellate Court.