Chase Rogers
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Chase T. Rogers has been a member of the Connecticut Supreme Court since March 15, 2006. She has served as the court's Chief Justice since April 25, 2007. Her appointment to the court was unanimously confirmed by the Connecticut Senate and Connecticut House of Representatives. Her term expires in 2015.
Legal background
Rogers received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 1979. She earned a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1983.
Private practice and specialization
Rogers spent her career as an attorney at the law firm of Cummings & Lockwood, where she specialized in commercial and employment litigation. In 1991, she was elected as a partner of the firm. Her various assignments included overseeing the pro bono program and acting as the partner-in-charge for hiring associates.
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.
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