A state court of last resort / Established 1926

Connecticut Supreme Court

Hartford · A court of last resort in Connecticut.

The Connecticut Supreme Court is the highest court in Connecticut. Its justices are chosen by gubernatorial appointment. This page lists every justice to serve on the court, current and former, with when they joined the bench and whom they succeeded.

Justices in history

Currently serving

Appointment

Selection

8-yr

Term

Current justices

Justice	Since
Richard N. Palmer	1993
Christine S. Vertefeuille	2000
Peter T. Zarella	2001

Former justices

Justice	Years
Dennis G. Eveleigh	2010–?
C. Ian McLachlan	2009–2012
Chase T. Rogers	2007–?
Barry R. Schaller	2007–2008
William J. Sullivan	1999–2009
Francis M. McDonald Jr.	1996–2001
Joette Katz	1992–2011
Flemming L. Norcott Jr.	1992–2013
Robert I. Berdon	1991–1999
David M. Borden	1990–2007
Alfred V. Covello	1987–1992
Robert D. Glass	1987–1992
Treat Clark Hull	1987–1991
Robert J. Callahan	1985–1999
Angelo Santaniello	1985–1994
Joesph F. Dannehy	1984–1987
Anthony E. Grillo	1983–1985
Anthony J. Armentano	1981–1986
David M. Shea	1981–1992
Leo Parskey	1980–1985
Arthur H. Healey	1979–1990
Ellen Ash Peters	1978–1999
John Speziale	1977–1984
William Perry Barber	1975–1977
Joseph S. Longo	1975–1979
Joseph Bogdanski	1972–1981
Herbert S. MacDonald	1972–1977
Alva P. Loiselle	1971–1980
Louis Shapiro	1970–1975
Elmer W. Ryan	1966–1972
John R. Thim	1966–1972
John P. Cotter	1965–1981
Charles House	1965–1978
John M. Comley	1963–1965
Howard Wells Alcorn	1961–1971
William J. Shea	1959–1965
Samuel Mellitz	1958–1963
John Hamilton King	1957–1970
James E. Murphy	1957–1966
Edward James Daly	1954–1959
Kenneth Wynne	1953–1958
Ernest Alexander Inglis	1950–1957
Patrick Brett O'Sullivan	1950–1957
Raymond Early Baldwin	1949–1963
Newell Jennings	1937–1953
Allyn Larabee Brown	1935–1953
William Mills Maltbie	1930–1950
George Elijah Hinman	1926–1940

How a justice reaches this court. Justices of the Connecticut Supreme Court are appointed by the governor to 8-year terms. A judicial selection commission vets candidates, the governor nominates from its list, and the General Assembly appoints to renewable eight-year terms. Selection methods vary by jurisdiction and have changed over time; this page reflects the court’s current method (source: National Center for State Courts). Open any justice to see their tenure and whom they succeeded.

Source: CourtListener / Free Law Project; selection method from the National Center for State Courts. Data last verified 2026-06-30. Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).