Douglas C. Mintz | |
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Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 140th District | |
In office 1986–1992 | |
Preceded by | Janet M. Mills |
Succeeded by | Donnie Sellers |
Personal details | |
Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
Political party |
Democratic A Connecticut Party |
Spouse | Elaine Velleca Mintz |
Residence(s) | Norwalk, Connecticut |
Alma mater |
University of Michigan (
BGS) Western New England College ( JD) |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Douglas C. Mintz (born 1952) is a judge on the Stamford/ Norwalk District Superior Court in Connecticut. [1] He is a former Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk, Connecticut's 140th House district. He resigned his seat to become a judge, causing a vacancy and a special election was held to fill it in February 1993. Mintz is now a partner at leading Connecticut law firm, Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP.[ citation needed]
He is the son of Lewis and Lea Mintz. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of General Studies and from Western New England College with a Juris Doctor He was admitted to the bar in 1978. [2] In 1991, while serving in the Connecticut House, he met and married, the former Democratic clerk in the appropriations committee, Elaine Velleca. [3]
Mintz was chair of the Norwalk Conservation Commission. [4] [5]
He defeated incumbent Republican Janet M. Mills in 1986.
In 1992, he was selected by Governor Lowell P. Weicker Jr. to become a superior court judge. [6] A special election was called to fill the vacancy. [7]