Connecticut Supreme Court Historical Society

On July 8, 2005, Special Act 05-5 "An Act Incorporating the Connecticut Supreme Court Historical Society" authorized the incorporation of the Connecticut Supreme Court Historical Society as a nonprofit corporation with the purpose of promoting and preserving the state's judicial and constitutional tradition through scholarship, memorials, publications and education.

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1940's Postcard of the CT Supreme Court - click here to see more

A 1940's postcard of the Supreme Court. See more...

Connecticut Supreme Court History - Volume II, 2007

Welcome to the second issue of Connecticut Supreme Court History. This 2007 volume continues the journal’s emphasis on both the celebration of important events in the Supreme Court’s history and the project of revealing, analyzing, and learning from this history.

A major celebratory event is the installation, this year, of Chase T. Rogers as the thirty-seventh Chief Justice of the constitutionally independent judiciary. The ceremonial swearing-in of Chief Justice Rogers occurred on June 14, and it brought together with the new Chief Justice both Governor M. Jodi Rell and former Chief Justice Ellen Ash Peters. To memorialize this event, the journal publishes the remarks presented by each of these three. More...

Save the Date! June 6, 2008

CSCHS will celebrate the 200th anniversary of our State Supreme Court. Details on the day's activities will follow. The celebration will culminate with a Society Dinner at the Hartford Club. Linda Greenhouse, correspondent and author who covers the United States Supreme Court for the New York Times, will address the Society at this dinner. Stay tuned.

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