Child Welfare and Juvenile Law: State of the Juvenile Court from the Judge's Perspective (SCW190207)

Thursday, February 7, 2019

6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Quinnipiack Club

221 Church Street, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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  • Bernadette Conway
  • Marjorie Peterson
  • Peter Manko
  • Althea Seaborn
  • Bet Gailor
  • Trudy Condio
  • Christopher Oakley
  • Philip Walker
  • Caitlin Rauchle
  • Anita Visentin-Perito
  • Catherine Williams
  • Christopher DeMatteo
  • Katherine Dornelas
  • Douglas Monaghan

Program Description:
“Juvenile Court is the original problem-solving court. . . Originated as a reform, the juvenile court combines social and legal attributes to serve public interests related to children and families. It was founded in recognition that children are different from adults, and that the law should address children’s issues from a perspective that acknowledges those differences. The juvenile court was envisioned as the setting where societal intervention on behalf of children would take place if parenting had failed to ensure that children are properly raised. The hallmark of juvenile court is individual justice. . .” Judge Leonard P. Edwards (orig, pub. 1992). Judge Conway will discuss the current state of the Juvenile Court from the Judge’s perspective.

Speaker:

Judge Conway, Chief Administrative Judge – Juvenile Division
The Honorable Bernadette Conway was a former prosecutor and Superior Court Judge since 1999. Judge Conway sat as a Presiding Judge of the Family Division in the New Haven Judicial District. She also has presided over Juvenile and Criminal matters, and served as the Presiding Judge of Juvenile Court in New Haven. Since 2013, she has acted as the Chief Administrative Judge in the Juvenile Division. Currently she presides in the New Haven Juvenile Court. She received her law degree in 1985 and while attending law school, Judge Conway worked nights at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport as a registered nurse in the surgical intensive care unit.

CLE Credits: CT: 1.0 CLE Credits | NY: 0.0 CLE Credits




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