10/12/2023
The Honorable Dawne G. Westbrook of the Connecticut Superior Court.
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(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is nominating the Honorable Dawne G. Westbrook to serve as a judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court.
Since 2009, Judge Westbrook has served on the Connecticut Superior Court and currently is the Chief Administrative Judge for Juvenile Matters in a role that requires her to oversee all policies affecting the court’s juvenile division, including soliciting advise from other juvenile judges, assisting with the statewide implementation of policies and programs, training new judges on juvenile law, proposing and monitoring practice book rule changes, giving input on proposed legislation and how it will affect the juvenile division, and training all judges sitting in the juvenile division on all legislative, rule, and case law changes.
She is being nominated to fill the seat most recently held by the Honorable Eliot D. Prescott, who elected to take senior status effective October 10, 2023.
“Judge Westbrook has served the Connecticut Superior Court with distinction for more than a decade and has taken a hands-on role with overseeing the administration of thousands of cases involving children under 18 years old,” Governor Lamont said. “I believe that her experience and skills will be a valuable contribution to the important mission of the Appellate Court. Judge Prescott has been widely...
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