Connecticut Appellate Court

Connecticut Appellate Court
Court information
Judges:	9
Judicial selection
Method:	Commission-selection, political appointment with legislative confirmation
Term:	8 years
Active judges
Joseph Flynn  •  William Lavery  •  Thomas Bishop  •  Alexandra DiPentima  •  Herbert Gruendel  •  Douglas Lavine  •  Robert Beach  •  Richard A. Robinson  •  Bethany Alvord  •  Christine E. Keller  •  Michael R. Sheldon  •  Stuart David Bear  •

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The Connecticut Appellate Court is the intermediate appellate court in Connecticut. It was established in 1982. There are ten judges on the court.

Current judges

Judge	Term	Division	Appointed by	Party
Senior Judge Joseph Flynn	2001-2017		Gov. John G. Rowland
Senior Judge William Lavery	1989-2007
Senior Judge Thomas Bishop	2001-2018		Gov. John G. Rowland
Judge Alexandra DiPentima	2003-present
Judge Herbert Gruendel	2005-1/26/2021		Gov. Mary Jodi Rell
Judge Douglas Lavine	2006-2014		Gov. Mary Jodi Rell
Judge Robert Beach	2008-2016
Judge Richard A. Robinson	2008-2016		Gov. Mary Jodi Rell
Judge Bethany Alvord	2009-2017		Gov. Mary Jodi Rell
Judge Christine E. Keller	1/2013-2021		Gov. Jodi Rell
Judge Michael R. Sheldon	2011-2019		Gov. Dan Malloy
Judge Stuart David Bear	2010-2018		Gov. Jodi Rell

How judges are chosen

Judges are chosen for the court via commission selection followed by a gubernatorial nomination, followed by legislative appointment. They serve eight year terms from their date of appointment. They are retained for subsequent terms through gubernatorial re-nomination and legislative re-appointment.

Mandatory qualifications include:

• Must be a state resident.
• Must have been a member of state bar member at least ten years.
• Mandatory retirement at age 70.

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