PRESS ADVISORY: Waterbury Juvenile Matters Courthouse To Be Named after the Honorable Robert D. Glass
The Connecticut Judicial Branch in collaboration with the Friends
of the Justice Glass Committee will name the
Juvenile Matters Courthouse
located at 7 Kendrick Ave. in Waterbury
after the Honorable Robert D. Glass on Monday, May 19, 2008, at 3 p.m.
on the grounds of the courthouse.
In 1967, Judge Glass became the first African-American to serve as a
juvenile judge. In 1978, he became a judge of the Superior Court and ended
his distinguished career as the first African-American justice to be
appointed to the Connecticut Supreme Court. He died in 2001.
See Dedication Ceremony program for
more information about Hon. Robert D. Glass
.
For further information, contact the External Affairs Division at
860-757-2270.
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