John James McConnell Jr. (born 1958) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.

Judge, United States District Court, District of Rhode Island Nominated by Barack Obama on January 5, 2011, to a seat vacated by Ernest C. Torres. Confirmed by the Senate on May 4, 2011, and received commission on May 6, 2011. Serving as chief judge, 2019-present. Education: Brown University, A.B., 1980

1 day ago · Federal judge John McConnell ordered the Trump administration comply with his order to unfreeze federal grants, after attorneys general for several Democratic states claimed it was not being heeded.

1 day ago · U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell handed down the order after the plaintiffs in the case, a coalition of 22 states, said the government had not restored funding in several programs despite his ...

1 day ago · The ruling by Judge John J. McConnell Jr. in Rhode Island federal court ordered administration officials to comply with what the judge called “the plain text” of a ruling he issued on Jan. 29.

1 day ago · U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell granted a “motion for enforcement” of a temporary restraining order, or TRO, he signed last month, blocking President Donald Trump’s freeze of ...

Jan 31, 2025 · U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from freezing federal funds until ‘further order of this Court’ in Providence on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.

Jan 31, 2025 · Judge John McConnell sided with nearly two dozen states that requested an emergency order preventing most federal agencies from halting funding. Another judge in Washington halted the plan earlier this week minutes before it was set to go into effect, but her short-term order is only in place until Monday unless she decides to extend it.

5 days ago · U.S. District Judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island, during a virtual court hearing, said state agencies had a "rightful concern" that they were still not able to fully access money...

John James McConnell Jr. is the chief judge on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. He joined the court in 2011 after being nominated by President Barack Obama.