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Chief Justice
Selects Justice Borden for New Post
Chief Justice Chase T. Rogers today
announced that the Honorable David M. Borden, who recently
became a Judge Trial Referee upon turning age 70, will serve as
the first Judicial Branch Public Access Liaison, in addition to
hearing selected Appellate Court cases.
Chief Justice Rogers created the new
post and charged Justice Borden with:
- Overseeing the
implementation of the recommendations of the Judicial
Branch's Public Access Task Force, which were developed to
provide as much access as possible consistent with the
mission of the courts;
- Updating the Chief Justice
on the progress of committees created by the Public Access
Task Force and their work on specific recommendations;
- Assisting in the response to
inquiries regarding the Judicial Branch’s progress in the
implementation of the recommendations of the Public Access
Task Force and regarding the Judicial Branch's commitment to
and progress towards transparency, openness and
accountability; and
- Recommending to the Chief
Justice specific initiatives that the Judicial Branch may
consider to enhance transparency, openness and
accountability in the courts; and advising the Chief Justice
on these issues.
In May of 2006, Justice Borden,
then serving as the Senior Associate Justice of the Connecticut
Supreme Court, appointed the Judicial Branch Public Access Task
Force and charged it with making concrete recommendations for
the maximum degree of public access to the courts, consistent
with the needs in discharging their core functions of
adjudicating and managing cases. In September of last year,
Justice Borden endorsed thirty-five (35) of the thirty-eight
(38) recommendations presented to him.
“Justice Borden’s role in forming
last year’s Public Access Task Force makes him uniquely
qualified to serve as the first Judicial Branch Public Access
Liaison,” Chief Justice Rogers said. “The top priority of my
administration is to ensure that our courts are open,
transparent, and accountable to our citizens. Justice Borden’s
commitment to these same ideals was very much on display during
his tenure as the Senior Associate Justice of our court. I am
confident that Justice Borden will bring to this new role the
same energy and commitment to an open judiciary that he has
pursued for so long.”
“I am honored that Chief Justice
Rogers has asked me to serve in this new capacity,” said Justice
Borden. “The openness of our courts is imperative in order to
ensure that the public has trust and confidence in its
judiciary. The Chief Justice and I firmly agree that we must
continue the work that has begun to make our courts more
accessible, and I thank her for appointing me to this new post.”
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