Elizabeth Regan of CT New Junkie reports & republished in The Middletown Press as follows:
Members of the Judiciary Committee gave Chief Justice
Chase T. Rogers a thumbs up Saturday morning after
roughly six hours of public testimony both for and
against the state’s top judge.
roughly six hours of public testimony both for and
against the state’s top judge.
The committee overwhelmingly approved Gov.
Dannel P. Malloy’s renomination of Rogers
for a second eight-year term. She was
appointed to the position by former
Dannel P. Malloy’s renomination of Rogers
for a second eight-year term. She was
appointed to the position by former
Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell.
Rogers said at her confirmation hearing Friday that
she has been successful in promoting transparency,
access to justice and diversity in the Connecticut
court system. She cited the accessibility of court
documents online, increased availability
she has been successful in promoting transparency,
access to justice and diversity in the Connecticut
court system. She cited the accessibility of court
documents online, increased availability
of pro bono services, enhanced resources for
those who choose to represent themselves,
and a move toward an individual calendaring
system so that one judge can hear an
entire civil case from start to finish.
She said she plans to extend individual
calendaring to certain family court cases
through a pilot program beginning in
calendaring to certain family court cases
through a pilot program beginning in
September.
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