Joette Katz
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Joette Katz is a justice on the Connecticut Supreme Court. She was nominated for the Superior Court bench by Governor William A. O’Neill in 1989 and nominated for the state Supreme Court by Governor Lowell P. Weicker Jr. in 1992. She currently serves as administrative judge for the state appellate system, a position she also held from 1994-2000.
Notable opinions
Katz joined with the 4-3 majority in Kerrigan & Mock v. Connecticut Dept. of Public Health, the October 10, 2008 decision that legalized same-sex marriage in Connecticut.[1]
Background
Katz received a bachelor of arts degree, graduating cum laude, in 1974 from Brandeis University and her law degree, graduating cum laude, from the University of Connecticut Law School in 1977.
Prior to her appointment to the bench, Justice Katz served as chief of legal services for the Office of the Chief Public Defender from 1983 to 1989. She served as an assistant public defender from 1978 to 1983. Before that, Justice Katz was an associate at Winnick Vine and Welch in Shelton. [2]
Publications
Katz is co-author of the book, Connecticut Criminal Caselaw Handbook: A Practitioner’s Guide, published in 1989 by the Connecticut Law Tribune. As an Associate Justice, she has authored approximately 350 majority opinions and 25 concurring and dissenting opinions. [3]
Awards
Katz is the recipient of the Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund’s Maria Miller Stewart Award in 1993, the National Organization for Women’s Harriet Tubman Award in 1993, the University of Connecticut School of Law’s Distinguished Graduate Award in 2000, the National Council of Jewish Women’s Women of Distinction Award in 2001, the Connecticut Bar Association’s Henry J. Naruk Judiciary Award in 2004 as well as an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws from Quinnipiac University School of Law. [4]
