MEDIA ADVISORY: Statement of Senior Associate Justice David M. Borden and Chief Court Administrator William J. Lavery
Connecticut Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice David M.
Borden and Chief Court Administrator William J. Lavery have
issued the following statement regarding the resolution of
The Hartford Courant
Company, American Lawyer Media, Inc. d/b/a Connecticut Law
Tribune v. William J. Lavery, Chief Court Administrator, and
David M. Borden, Senior Associate Justice of the Connecticut
Supreme Court Acting Pursuant to C.G.S. Section 51-3
.
“The
Judicial Branch’s position has always been that, as
administrators, neither the Chief Justice nor the Chief Court
Administrator has the authority to alter a Superior Court
judge’s ruling. Both the United States District Court and the
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit have affirmed this
position.
We
are pleased that the plaintiffs have agreed that the matters
will be resolved in the state court system, where the interests
of all the parties will be protected.”
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