Vanessa Lynne Bryant

Vanessa Lynne Bryant (born January 27, 1954) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Early life Bryant was born in Queens, New York,

Career From 1975 to 1976 she practiced law for the municipal government of Stamford, Connecticut. Bryant was in private practice at Day, Berry and Howard (presently Day Pitney) in Hartford, Connecticut, from 1978 to 1981. This nomination came despite majority opinions from the American Bar Association and the Connecticut Bar Association's federal judiciary committees, both of which found her "not qualified."

On January 9, 2007, President Bush once again nominated Bryant to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, a seat vacated by judge Dominic J. Squatrito. Bryant was confirmed by the Senate on March 28, 2007, on a Senate vote and received her commission on April 2, 2007.

Bryant oversaw a lawsuit filed by attorney Konstantine Kyros on behalf of over 60 former professional wrestlers against WWE which alleged that the company did not protect its employees from head trauma. She dismissed the lawsuit in September 2018.