Connecticut Judicial Branch

Judicial-Media Committee

Committee Members
Hon. David P. Gold, Co-chair Middlesex Judicial District Eric Parker, Esq., Co-chair Anchor of WFSB Channel 3's CT '24 Marissa Alter Reporter, News 12 Hon. Laura F. Baldini Administrative Judge, Middlesex Judicial District Hon. Barbara N. Bellis Chief Administrative Judge, Civil Stephen Busemeyer Managing Editor, The Connecticut Mirror Judge Courtney M. Chaplin Presiding Judge, Criminal, G.A. 14, Hartford Judge Leo V. Diana Chief Administrative Judge, Family Tais C. Ericson, Esq. Executive Director, Superior Court Operations Division Attorney William S. Fish, Jr. Hinckley Allen Attorney Paul Hartan Executive Director, Appellate System Dennis House Chief Political Anchor, WTNH-TV Channel 8 Aaron Keller Senior Reporter, Law 360	Hon. Robin Pavia Chief Administrative Judge, Criminal Marc Pelka Director, Office of Victim Services Edmund H. Mahony Reporter, The Hartford Courant Stephen N. Ment, Esq. Executive Director, External Affairs Division Hon. Tammy T. Nguyen-O'Dowd Chief Administrative Judge, Juvenile Hon. Chris Pelosi New Britain Superior Court Chris Powell Columnist Gary A. Roberge Executive Director, Court Support Services Division Hon. Joseph B. Schwartz Presiding Judge, Criminal, Waterbury Judicial District Greg Smith Court Reporter, The Day of New London Jacqueline Rabe Thomas Reporter, Hearst CT Media Group Dave Ward News Operations Manager, WFSB Hon. Dawne Westbrook Appellate Court Judge

Committee Members

Hon. David P. Gold, Co-chair
Middlesex Judicial District
Eric Parker, Esq., Co-chair
Anchor of WFSB Channel 3's CT '24
Marissa Alter
Reporter, News 12
Hon. Laura F. Baldini
Administrative Judge, Middlesex Judicial District
Hon. Barbara N. Bellis
Chief Administrative Judge, Civil
Stephen Busemeyer
Managing Editor, The Connecticut Mirror
Judge Courtney M. Chaplin
Presiding Judge, Criminal, G.A. 14, Hartford
Judge Leo V. Diana
Chief Administrative Judge, Family
Tais C. Ericson, Esq.
Executive Director, Superior Court Operations Division
Attorney William S. Fish, Jr.
Hinckley Allen
Attorney Paul Hartan
Executive Director, Appellate System
Dennis House
Chief Political Anchor, WTNH-TV Channel 8
Aaron Keller
Senior Reporter, Law 360

Hon. Robin Pavia
Chief Administrative Judge, Criminal
Marc Pelka
Director, Office of Victim Services
Edmund H. Mahony
Reporter, The Hartford Courant
Stephen N. Ment, Esq.
Executive Director, External Affairs Division
Hon. Tammy T. Nguyen-O'Dowd
Chief Administrative Judge, Juvenile
Hon. Chris Pelosi
New Britain Superior Court
Chris Powell
Columnist
Gary A. Roberge
Executive Director, Court Support Services Division
Hon. Joseph B. Schwartz
Presiding Judge, Criminal, Waterbury Judicial District
Greg Smith
Court Reporter, The Day of New London
Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
Reporter, Hearst CT Media Group
Dave Ward
News Operations Manager, WFSB
Hon. Dawne Westbrook
Appellate Court Judge

Meeting Notice: The next meeting of the Judicial-Media Committee is scheduled for Monday, February 2, 2026 at 3 p.m., in the Jury Assembly Room at the Middlesex Judicial District Courthouse, 1 Court Street, Middletown. If accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act are needed, please e-mail Rhonda.Hebert@jud.ct.gov by the end of the day, Thursday, January 29.

Judicial-Media Agendas and Minutes:

Date	Agenda (PDF)	Minutes (PDF)
February 2, 2026	Agenda (PDF)
January 26, 2026 CANCELLED	Agenda (PDF)

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Events Subcommittee

Committee Members
Hon. Laura F. Baldini, co-chair Administrative Judge, Middletown Judicial District Dennis House, Co-Chair Chief Political Anchor, WTNH-TV, Channel Eric Parker Anchor of WFSB Channel 3's CT '24	Hon. Joseph Schwartz Presiding Judge, Criminal, Waterbury Judicial District Dave Ward News Operations Manager, WFSB Hon. Dawne Westbrook Appellate Court Judge

Meeting Notice: TBD

Events Subcommittee Agendas and Minutes:

Date	Agenda (PDF)	Minutes (PDF)
September 8, 2025	Agenda (PDF)	Minutes- Draft (PDF)
June 16, 2025	Agenda (PDF)	Minutes (PDF)
January 16, 2025	Agenda (PDF)	Minutes (PDF)

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