Robert Carmine Zampano (March 18, 1928 – January 12, 2004) was an American lawyer, federal judge, and mediator. He served on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut from 1964 to 1994.
Zampano was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on March 18, 1928.
Zampano received a B.A. from Yale University in 1951 and an LL.B. from Yale Law School in 1954.
He was a law clerk for the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in New Haven from 1954 to 1955.
Zampano was then in private practice in New Haven from 1955 to 1957 and in East Haven (where he was a partner at Zampano & Mager) from 1957 to 1961. During this time, Zampano was executive secretary of the Review Division of Connecticut Superior Court (1956-1961); East Haven town counsel (1957-1960); and a judge of the East Haven Court (1959-1961). From 1961 to 1964, Zampano was U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Zampano then became a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. He was nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson on August 4, 1964, to a seat vacated by Robert P. Anderson, confirmed by the United States Senate on August 15, 1964, and received his commission the same day. Zampano became one of the youngest members of the federal bench.