About: Alva Loiselle

Alva P. Loiselle (July 4, 1910 – December 22, 2005) was a justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1971 to 1980. Born in Willimantic to Heliodore and Mary Loiselle, he attended local schools and graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1934 and the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1943. He was a judge of various Connecticut state courts beginning in 1952. the University of Connecticut School of Law hosts an annual moot court tournament for first year law students, known as the Alva P. Loiselle Moot Court Competition.