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.

2 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

4 days ago · Federal judge John McConnell ordered the Trump administration comply with his order to unfreeze federal grants, after attorneys general for several Democratic states claimed it was not being heeded.

Jan 31, 2025 · U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s 13-page order issued Friday afternoon says the Trump administration may not ”pause, freeze, impede, block, cancel, or terminate … obligations to provide...

2 days ago · US District Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. has been thrust into the national spotlight after ordering the White House to unfreeze billions of dollars in federal grants Near the White House, people ...

Feb 1, 2025 · Judge John McConnell sided with nearly two dozen states that requested an emergency order preventing most federal agencies from halting funding. Another judge in Washington halted the plan earlier this week minutes before it was set to go into effect, but her short-term order is only in place until Monday unless she decides to extend it.

Jan 31, 2025 · U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from freezing federal funds until ‘further order of this Court’ in Providence on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.

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...

John James McConnell Jr. is the chief judge on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. He joined the court in 2011 after being nominated by President Barack Obama.