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Joette Katz
Justice Katz in 2008
Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families
In office February 4, 2011 – January 9, 2019
Governor
Dan Malloy
Preceded by
Susan Hamilton
Succeeded by
Vanessa Dorantes
Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court
In office 1992–2011
Nominated by
Lowell P. Weicker Jr.
Personal details
Born
(1953-02-03) February 3, 1953 (age 71) Brooklyn, New York
Nationality
American
Spouse
Philip Rubin
Alma mater
Brandeis University University of Connecticut School of Law
Joette Katz (born February 3, 1953) is an American attorney
who is a partner at the law firm, Shipman & Goodwin LLP [1].
She was an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, where she also served as the administrative judge for the state appellate system, and later was the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families.
In various roles during her career she has had an impact on issues of state and national importance, such as:
criminal law,[1][2]
capital punishment,[3]
civil rights and the right to education,[4]
eminent domain,[5]
same-sex marriage,[6][7]
LGBTQ rights,[8][9]
sexual assault,[10]
sex trafficking,[11][12]
and helping children in state care move from institutions to families.[13]
^Bruckmann, Joseph G.; Katz, Joette; Douglas Nash, G. (September 1989). Connecticut Criminal Caselaw Handbook: A Practitioner's Guide. Connecticut Law Tribune. ISBN 9780910051255.
^"ALI Model Penal Code: Sentencing".
^"Connecticut Law Tribune - A Rush to Execute: What's the Urgency?".
^"Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996)".
^"Kelo v. The city of New London".
^"Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health".
^McFadden, Robert D. (10 October 2008). "New York Times: Gay Marriage is Ruled Legal in Connecticut". The New York Times.
^"Eyewitness New 3: CT officials raised awareness about adoption opportunities for LGBTQ families".
^"Connecticut Law Tribune: Legislative Support for Transgender Youth Has Not Been Universal".
^"Rosado v. Bridgeport Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp. (2009)" (PDF).
^"Connecticut Law Tribune: Victims of Sex Trafficking Deserve Fairness in Preserving Dignity".
^"NBC CT, April 3, 2021: State Takes New Steps to Fight Sex Slavery". 4 April 2013.
^"CT Mirror, Nov. 7, 2019: How Connecticut moved from institutions to families". 7 November 2019.
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