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Committee Members
  • Justice William H. Bright, Jr., Chair, Connecticut Supreme Court
  • Hon. Walter Spader, Presiding Judge, Superior Court
  • Hon. Christine Rapillo, Presiding Judge, Superior Court
  • Hon. Karen DeMeola, Superior Court Judge
  • Hon. Cecil Thomas, Superior Court Judge
  • Hon. Elizabeth Stewart, Superior Court Judge
  • Atty. Jamey Bell, Executive Director, Greater Hartford Legal Aid
  • Hon. Marshall K. Berger, Jr. (Ret.), Pullman & Comley
  • Atty. Tanya Bovée, Jackson Lewis
  • Atty. Jan Chiaretto, Executive Director, Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut
  • Atty. Travis Claxton, Mediation Specialist
  • Mr. Patrick J. Deak, Deputy Director, Court Operations
  • Deputy Dean Fiona Doherty, Yale Law School
  • Ms. Alejandra Donath, Program Manager, Limited English Proficiency
  • Atty. Tais C. Ericson, Executive Director, Court Operations Division
  • Dean Brian Gallini, Quinnipiac University School of Law
  • Atty. Ed Heath, Robinson + Cole
  • Ms. Krista Hess, Director, Court Operations
  • Ms. Claudia Beth Jalowka, Deputy Director, Law Librarian
  • Ms. Dawn LaValle, Director, Connecticut State Library
  • Ms. Sandra LugoGines, Program Manager, Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Atty. Benjamin Nissim, The Hartford
  • Atty. Moy Ogilvie, McCarter & English
  • Prof. Rachel Reeves, University of Connecticut School of Law
  • Atty. Rose Ann Rush, Court Management Specialist
  • Atty. James T. Shearin, President, Connecticut Bar Association
  • Atty. Jennifer Shukla, Director of Access to Justice Initiatives, Connecticut Bar Association

Meeting Notice: The next meeting will be held on Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. , at 225 Spring Street in Wethersfield, 4th floor, room 4B. The meeting will be livestreamed on the Judicial Meetings YouTube page. If you need an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please email the committee's support staff at AccessToJustice@jud.ct.gov before June 20, 2025.

Agendas and Minutes:

Date Agenda Minutes
June 26, 2025 Agenda Minutes - Draft
April 3, 2025 Agenda Minutes
January 9, 2025 Agenda Minutes
October 3, 2024 Agenda Minutes
July 9, 2024 Agenda Minutes
November 4, 2021 Agenda Minutes
July 13, 2021 Agenda Minutes
March 11, 2021 Agenda Minutes
December 4, 2020 Agenda Minutes - Draft
June 4, 2020 Agenda Minutes
February 4, 2020 Agenda Minutes
October 17, 2019 Agenda Minutes
May 15, 2019 Cancelled Agenda
February 26, 2019 Agenda Minutes
September 27, 2018 Agenda Minutes
November 20, 2017 Agenda Minutes - Draft
June 21, 2016 Agenda  
May 18, 2016 Agenda Minutes - Draft
March 30, 2016 Agenda Minutes - Draft
February 11, 2015 Agenda Minutes - Draft
September 30, 2014 Agenda Minutes
May 27, 2014 Agenda Minutes
February 27, 2014 Agenda Minutes
January 6, 2014 Agenda Minutes
December 17, 2013 CANCELLED Agenda
December 10, 2013 CANCELLED Agenda
March 28, 2013 Agenda Minutes - Draft
September 24, 2012 Agenda Minutes
June 25, 2012 Agenda Minutes
April 23, 2012 Agenda Minutes
January 23, 2012 Agenda Minutes
November 14, 2011 Agenda Minutes
September 26, 2011 Agenda Minutes
June 13, 2011 Agenda Minutes
May 6, 2011 Rescheduled to June 13, 2011 Agenda

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