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This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Connecticut.It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. As of May 9, 2022 [update] the United States attorney is Vanessa R. Avery .
The Connecticut Supreme Court, formerly known as the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, is the highest court in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices. The seven justices sit in Hartford, across the street from the Connecticut State Capitol. The court generally holds eight sessions of two to ...
The Superior Court was created after the Constitution of Connecticut was adopted in 1818. The Constitution created three separate branches of government, including a judiciary composed of "... a Supreme Court of Errors, a Superior Court, and such inferior courts as the general assembly shall from time to time ordain and establish.
Courts of Connecticut include: State courts of Connecticut. Connecticut Supreme Court [1] Connecticut Appellate Court [2] Connecticut Superior Court (13 districts) [3] Connecticut Probate Courts (54 districts) [4] Federal court located in Connecticut: United States District Court for the District of Connecticut [5]
The Connecticut Appellate Court is the court of first appeals for all cases arising from the Connecticut Superior Courts. Its creation in 1983 required Connecticut's voters and legislature to amend the state's constitution. The court heard its first cases on October 4, 1983. [1]
Kahn clerked for Judge Peter Collins Dorsey of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut from 1989 to 1991 before serving as a public defender for the State of Connecticut from 1991 to 1993. [5] From 1993 to 1997, Kahn was a staff attorney at the Connecticut Office of Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Disabilities. [6]
From 2004 to 2009, served as an assistant attorney general in the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General. From 2009 to 2023, he served as a judge on the Connecticut Superior Court. From 2020 to 2023, he served as the administrative judge for the Middlesex Judicial District. [ 4 ]