Connecticut Judicial Branch
Access to Justice Commission

 

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. Shivangi Bhatia, Cowdery, Murphy & Healy, LLC
  • Atty. Tanya Bovée, Jackson Lewis
  • 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
  • Atty. Song Kim, Director of Access to Justice Initiatives, Connecticut Bar Association
  • 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. Sandra San-Emeterio Fair, Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut
  • Atty. James T. Shearin, Immediate Past President, Connecticut Bar Association
  • Atty. Jennifer Shukla, Program Manager Access to Justice, CT Judicial Branch

Meeting Notice:

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 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 November 7, 2025.

Agendas and Minutes:

Date Agenda Minutes
November 12, 2025 Agenda (PDF)
October 1, 2025 Agenda (PDF) Minutes - Draft (PDF)
June 26, 2025 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
April 3, 2025 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
January 9, 2025 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)

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