Connecticut Supreme Court

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.

Current bench verified against the court’s official roster, 2026-07-02.

Current justices

• RMChief JusticeRaheem L. Mullins2017
• AM Andrew J. McDonald2013
• GD Gregory T. D'Auria2017
• SE Steven D. Ecker2018
• JA Joan K. Alexander2022
• ND Nora R. Dannehy2023
• WB William H. Bright Jr.2025

Former justices

Justice	Years
DEDennis G. Eveleigh	2010
CMC. Ian McLachlan	2009–2012
CRChase T. Rogers	2007
BSBarry R. Schaller	2007–2008
PZPeter T. Zarella	2001
CVChristine S. Vertefeuille	2000
WSWilliam J. Sullivan	1999–2009
FMFrancis M. McDonald Jr.	1996–2001
RPRichard N. Palmer	1993
JKJoette Katz	1992–2011
FNFlemming L. Norcott Jr.	1992–2013
RBRobert I. Berdon	1991–1999
DBDavid M. Borden	1990–2007
ACAlfred V. Covello	1987–1992
RGRobert D. Glass	1987–1992
THTreat Clark Hull	1987–1991
RCRobert J. Callahan	1985–1999
ASAngelo Santaniello	1985–1994
JDJoesph F. Dannehy	1984–1987
AGAnthony E. Grillo	1983–1985
AAAnthony J. Armentano	1981–1986
DSDavid M. Shea	1981–1992
LPLeo Parskey	1980–1985
AHArthur H. Healey	1979–1990
EPEllen Ash Peters	1978–1999
JSJohn Speziale	1977–1984
WBWilliam Perry Barber	1975–1977
JLJoseph S. Longo	1975–1979
JBJoseph Bogdanski	1972–1981
HMHerbert S. MacDonald	1972–1977
ALAlva P. Loiselle	1971–1980
LSLouis Shapiro	1970–1975
ERElmer W. Ryan	1966–1972
JTJohn R. Thim	1966–1972
JCJohn P. Cotter	1965–1981
CHCharles House	1965–1978
JCJohn M. Comley	1963–1965
HAHoward Wells Alcorn	1961–1971
WSWilliam J. Shea	1959–1965
SMSamuel Mellitz	1958–1963
JKJohn Hamilton King	1957–1970
JMJames E. Murphy	1957–1966
EDEdward James Daly	1954–1959
KWKenneth Wynne	1953–1958
EIErnest Alexander Inglis	1950–1957
Patrick Brett O'Sullivan	1950–1957
Raymond Early Baldwin	1949–1963
NJNewell Jennings	1937–1953
ABAllyn Larabee Brown	1935–1953
WMWilliam Mills Maltbie	1930–1950
GHGeorge 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: Current roster: Connecticut Judicial Branch — Supreme Court Justices (jud.ct.gov) and CourtListener / Free Law Project (bulk data); selection method from the National Center for State Courts. Data as of 2026-07-02 (official roster); historical bench 2026-03-31 (CourtListener bulk snapshot). Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).