Ellen Ash Peters, first female chief justice of Connecticut Supreme Court, dies at 94
Ellen Ash Peters, the first woman to serve as Connecticut's chief justice, died on Tuesday at age 94; Peters was also Yale Law..
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The Connecticut Supreme Court, formerly known as the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, is the highest court in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices. The seven justices sit in Hartford, across the street from the Connecticut State Capitol. The court generally holds eight sessions of two to three weeks per year, with one session each September through November and January through May. Justices are appointed by the governor and then approved by the Connecticut General Assembly.
Ellen Ash Peters, the first woman to serve as Connecticut's chief justice, died on Tuesday at age 94; Peters was also Yale Law..