Andrew T. Judson

Andrew Thompson Judson (November 29, 1784 – March 17, 1853) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut and later a United States federal judge for the District of Connecticut.

Andrew Thompson Judson was born in Eastford, Connecticut, where his father, also named Andrew, was first pastor of the third church in Ashford. He and Judson's mother provided most of his initial education. Judson then read law with an established firm and was admitted to the bar in 1806.

He moved to Montpelier, Vermont, where he began the practice of law. He returned to Connecticut and settled in Canterbury in 1809, where he engaged in private practice until 1819.

Judson was elected as a Connecticut state representative in 1816. In 1818, he was one of the most active members of the Toleration Party, which had for its object the separation of church and state. After a severe struggle the Tolerationists, aided by the Democrats, succeeded in setting aside the charter that was granted by Charles II. They adopted a new constitution which has been the fundamental law of Connecticut since that time.

Judson served as state's attorney for Windham County 1819 to 1833. He was elected again to the Connecticut House of Representatives, serving 1822 to 1825, and to the Connecticut Senate, serving from 1830 to 1832.

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