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Douglas Mintz

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Preceded by
  
Janet M. Mills

Religion
  
Jewish

Occupation
  
Lawyer


Spouse(s)
  
Elaine Valecca Mintz

Succeeded by
  
Donnie Sellers

Name
  
Douglas Mintz

Alma mater
  
University of Michigan (B.G.S.) Western New England College (J.D. 1978)

Residence
  
Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

Education
  
University of Michigan, Western New England University

Political party
  
Democratic Party, A Connecticut Party

Douglas C. Mintz (born 1952) is a judge on the Stamford/Norwalk District Superior Court in Connecticut. 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.

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Early life and family

He is the son of Lewis and Lea Mintz. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.G.S. and from Western New England College with a J.D. He was admitted to the bar in 1978. In 1991, while serving in the Connecticut House, he met and married, the former Democratic Clerk in the Appropriations Committee Elaine Valecca.

Political career

He was chair of the Norwalk Conservation Commission.

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. A special election was called to fill the vacancy.

References

Douglas Mintz Wikipedia