Jessie F. Bennett

Background

Bennett, Jessie F. was born on March 2, 1958 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Cornelius T. and Jessie F. (Sutcliffe) Bennett.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Finance with honors, Fairfield U., 1980; Juris Doctor magna cum laude, U. Bridgeport, 1986.

Career

Judicial clerk to Judge Ellen Bree Burns, United States District Court, New Haven, 1986; attorney, Cohen & Wolf, Danbury, Connecticut, 1987-1988; attorney, Davidson & Naylor, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1988-1992; law clerk judicial department, State of Connecticut, Waterbury, 1992-1996; assistant state's attorney, State of Connecticut Division Criminal Justice, since 1996.

Achievements

• Jessie F. Bennett has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Bar Association, ATLA, Connecticut Bar Association, National District Attorneys Association, Connecticut TrialLawyers Association, District of Columbia Bar Association Delta Phi, Phi Alpha Delta (American Jurisprudence award in Remedies and Family Law, Kristin Ann Carveth Memorial Scholastic award).

Interests

• Avocations: exercise, music, cooking, traveling.

Connections

Married Ronald J. Canuel, November 3, 1990.

Father:

Cornelius T. Bennett

Mother:

Jessie F. (Sutcliffe) Bennett

Spouse:

Ronald J. Canuel