In January of 1998, former Governor John Rowland
nominated Chief Justice Rogers for the Superior Court. Her assignments
as a Superior Court Judge included serving as the presiding judge for
juvenile matters in Bridgeport and being assigned to the regional Child
Protection Session in Middletown. Between 2001 and 2005, she was
assigned to the Complex Litigation Docket in Stamford, and from 2005 to
2006 she served as the presiding judge for civil matters in the
Stamford-Norwalk district.
In February of 2006, Chief Justice Rogers was
nominated by Governor M. Jodi Rell for the Appellate Court, and on March
15, 2006, Chief Justice Rogers was sworn in as an Appellate Court judge.
In February of 2007, Governor M. Jodi Rell nominated her to be Chief
Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Former Chief Justice Ellen Ash
Peters, Connecticut’s first female Chief Justice, swore in Chief Justice
Rogers on April 25, 2007.
Chief Justice Rogers has served as a member of the
Superior Court Executive Committee, the Civil Division Task Force, and
the Committee on Lawyer Advertising. She currently serves on the
Connecticut Bar Foundation Nominating Committee and as an ex-officio
member of the American Law Institute and the Commission on Official
Legal Publications. Chief Justice Rogers also serves as an ex-officio
Director of the Connecticut Bar Foundation.
