Appointed by governor7 justices· 8-year terms· Conn.
Chief: The Governor nominates a person specifically to the office of Chief Justice; the nominee is confirmed by the Connecticut General Assembly. Justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 70..
Adopted 1965. Its declaration of rights sits in Article First (Declaration of Rights). This court has the final word on what the Connecticut constitution means.
Primacy, interprets its own constitution first
How a state reads its own rights provisions relative to the federal floor, lockstep vs departure.
State-court structure and selection methods are from official and reference sources; the justice roster is point-in-time. Civibrief carries each state's highest court (lower state courts are out of scope for now).
