Barbara Bailey Jongbloed
Quick Facts
Biography
Barbara Bailey Jongbloed (born 1959) is an American state court judge from Connecticut who is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Education
Jongbloed earned her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Lawrence University and her Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law.
Legal career
Upon graduation from law school, Jongbloed served as a law clerk to Judge T. F. Gilroy Daly of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. She has also served as an Assistant United States Attorney and Chief of the Criminal Division in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut.
State court service
She currently serves as a Judge on the New London District Superior Court for the State of Connecticut.
Nomination to district court
On August 28, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Jongbloed to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. She has been nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Alvin W. Thompson, who took senior status on August 31, 2018. On October 15, 2019, her nomination was sent to the Senate. On October 30, 2019, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On November 21, 2019, her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. Her nomination is currently pending before the full United States Senate.