Connecticut Local Politics

Five months after being defeated by Sen. Bill Finch for the Democratic nomination for mayor of Bridgeport, Rep. Chris Caruso’s journey has come to an end. 
The State Supreme Court today declined to overturn a lower court ruling and order a new primary.
From the AP:
They say Caruso did not meet the heavy burden of proving that understaffed […]

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Statement from Governor Rell:
“Judge Downey has asked me to withdraw his nomination to be a Judge of
the Appellate Court. I respect Judge Downey’s decision. I am sure it
was a difficult one for him and his family.
I will be submitting a new nomination to the Judiciary Committee in the
near future.”
Considering how badly yesterday’s hearing […]

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Judge Downey’s Hearing didn’t go so well today. The Judiciary Committee postponed his appointment so that they could review transcripts from hearings he presided over at the Stamford Superior Court.
Over at CT News Junkie, Christine Stuart has the details:

The transcript discussed during the confirmation hearing was one from a wrongful death case on May […]

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Yesterday, NPR’s Where We Live featured a debate between Rep. Mike Lawlor and FIC Director of Public Policy Peter Wolfgang.
The audio can be found here and the webpage overview is here.
In addition to Lawlor and Wolfgang, the show also has clips from the recent Supreme Court case and an interview with the plaintiffs.
Let us know […]

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The Courant has an article this morning lauding acting Chief Justice Borden’s tenure as the acting chief and as a Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. The whole article is worth a read, but I wanted to highlight a few paragraphs:
One judge referred to him as “the best chief justice we never had.”
“You don’t […]

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Chase Rogers will be the next chief justice of Connecticut’s Supreme Court. Her nomination was confirmed 33-0 in the Senate and 149-0 in the House. Story here.

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The following is a guest post by Judiciary Committee Co-Chair Mike Lawlor. Please include potential questions for the nominee in the comments or email Rep. Lawlor below. - Gabe

In about three weeks the Judiciary Committee will conduct confirmation hearings for Judge Chase Rogers, Governor Rell’s recent nominee to be Chief Justice of the Connecticut […]

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