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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. 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. Sandra San-Emeterio Fair, Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut
  • 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 (PDF) Minutes - Draft (PDF)
April 3, 2025 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
January 9, 2025 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
October 3, 2024 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
July 9, 2024 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
November 4, 2021 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
July 13, 2021 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
March 11, 2021 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
December 4, 2020 Agenda (PDF) Minutes - Draft (PDF)
June 4, 2020 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
February 4, 2020 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
October 17, 2019 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
May 15, 2019 Cancelled Agenda (PDF)
February 26, 2019 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
September 27, 2018 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
November 20, 2017 Agenda (PDF) Minutes - Draft (PDF)
June 21, 2016 Agenda (PDF)  
May 18, 2016 Agenda (PDF) Minutes - Draft (PDF)
March 30, 2016 Agenda (PDF) Minutes - Draft (PDF)
February 11, 2015 Agenda (PDF) Minutes - Draft (PDF)
September 30, 2014 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
May 27, 2014 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
February 27, 2014 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
January 6, 2014 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
December 17, 2013 CANCELLED Agenda (PDF)
December 10, 2013 CANCELLED Agenda (PDF)
March 28, 2013 Agenda (PDF) Minutes - Draft (PDF)
September 24, 2012 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
June 25, 2012 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
April 23, 2012 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
January 23, 2012 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
November 14, 2011 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
September 26, 2011 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
June 13, 2011 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
May 6, 2011 Rescheduled to June 13, 2011 Agenda (PDF)

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