Background
Bennett, James H. was born on July 30, 1937 in Montclair, New Jersey, United States.
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James H. Bennett
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Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1959). Stanford University Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1962).
Career
Worked at Reiss & Starks Limited Liability Partnership (New Canaan, Connecticut) specializing in Corporate Law, International Business Transactions, Trade Regulation, Litigation, Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Land Use. Admitted to the bar, 1963, New Jersey. 1969, United States. Supreme Court.
1974, Connecticut.
1991, United States. District Court, District of Connecticut. Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Honorary John Jay Francis, Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1962-1963.
Author: "Select Problems Involving Site Plan Review and Special Permits," College of Business Administration Advanced Planning & Zoning Seminar, 1991. "Special Permits, Floating Zones and Site Plans," College of Business Administration Basic Planning and Zoning Seminar, 1988.
"Refinement Required for Affordable Housing Appeals Statute," Housing Quarterly (Winter, 1993).
Vice President, 1980, and International Counsel, 1978-1986, Revlon Health Care Group. Member, Steering Committee, Lawyers" Clearinghouse on Affordable Housing and Homelessness. Member, New Canaan Planning and Zoning Commission, Secretary, 1988-1993 and Chairman, 1993.
Director, Center for Media in Public Interest.
Advisory Board, University of Bridgeport Law School, 1986. Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, Planning and Zoning Section, 1986.
Chairman, 1988-1991).
Achievements
Membership
Member, Steering Committee, Lawyers" Clearinghouse on Affordable Housing and Homelessness. Member, New Canaan Planning and Zoning Commission, Secretary, 1988-1993 and Chairman, 1993. Director, Center for Media in Public Interest.
Advisory Board, University of Bridgeport Law School, 1986.
Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, Planning and Zoning Section, 1986. Chairman, 1988-1991).
