United States District Court
District of Connecticut
FILED AT NEW HAVEN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT \l( 20 l7
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
District of Connecticut Food and Beverage Policy
Any member of the public entering a District of Connecticut courthouse may bring
personal food and beverage items into the courthouse, provided all such food and beverage items
are x-ray screened by Court Security Officers. Food and beverage items not security screened
are not permitted in a courthouse. The screening requirement does not apply to courthouse
employees.
Food and beverages for group events (e.g., bar association meetings, court receptions)
may be brought into a courthouse by a member of the public with the express permission of any
judge resident in that courthouse.
Food and beverages shall not be brought into a courtroom without the express permission
of the judge then presiding in that courtroom. Food and beverages shall not be brought into any
federal office within a courthouse (e.g., Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Probation Office) unless
that office affirmatively permits it.
/s/ Janet C. Hall 5/16/17
J •t C. Hall
'hid' United States District Judge
As of 4/14/17
