[HARTFORD, CT] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today issued the following statement on the death of United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut Jeffrey Meyer: “Judge Meyer was a brilliant legal thinker, a relentlessly fair jurist, and a wonderful human being. He epitomized the ethos of doing justice from the bench with courage, compassion and strength. He was endlessly kind and generous, and I was proud to count him as a friend. My heart and thoughts go out to his family.”