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.

3 days ago · It took three times for President Barack Obama’s nomination of John J. “Jack” McConnell Jr. as a federal judge to make it through the U.S. Senate in 2011, and even then he won approval ...

Judge, United States District Court, District of 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. Education: Brown University, A.B., 1980

McConnell, who was the presiding judge in the original funding case, found that the administration had not been complying with his order on Monday, despite the president saying that he would ...

3 days ago · COLUMN The federal judge trying to hold President Trump accountable is revered in Rhode Island US District Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. has been thrust into the national spotlight after ordering ...

4 days ago · U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell handed down the order after the plaintiffs in the case, a coalition of 22 states, said the government had not restored funding in several programs despite his ...

4 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.

4 days ago · Judge John McConnell ordered the government to restore frozen funds while citing a Supreme Court case about contempt for noncompliance with court orders. By Jordan Rubin UPDATE (Feb. 12, 2025, 9: ...

Jan 31, 2025 · BOSTON (AP) — A second federal judge on Friday ordered a temporary pause in Trump administration efforts to freeze federal funding in the latest twist over the spending of trillions of dollars in grants and loans.. Judge John McConnell sided with nearly two dozen states that requested an emergency order preventing most federal agencies from halting funding.

Jan 29, 2025 · Despite last-minute Trump administration legal maneuvering, U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. on Wednesday asked the 23 state attorneys general who sued the Trump administration Tuesday to...