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The CBA Vice Presidential Election is Now Open
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
You may only vote once and must do so by 5/31/2025 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Contact our Member Service Center if you need assistance.
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CBA Hosts 2025 Well-Being Summit
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
On May 7, over 30 Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) members gathered at the CBA offices in Meriden for the 2025 Well-Being Summit, hosted by the CBA Lawyer Well-Being Committee.
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CBA Celebrates Law Day 2025
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
The CBA Civics Education Committee held its annual Law Day Celebration at the Connecticut Appellate Court in Hartford on May 2. Law Day is a national celebration held annually to celebrate the role of law in our society and to help encourage a deeper understanding of the legal profession. The Law Day event also included the presentation of the 2025 Ralph J. Monaco Civics Education awards.
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A Message from the CBA Leadership about Law Day
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
In 1958, President Eisenhower established May 1st as Law Day, a day to celebrate what the rule of law means to a free society. Its observance became law on April 7, 1961. President Eisenhower’s words ring as true today as they did nearly seventy years ago: “If civilization is to survive, it must choose the rule of law.”
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Upcoming CBA Vice President Election
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
The CBA will host an election from May 7-31 for the 2025-2026 CBA vice president. Learn about the candidates and how to vote.
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CBA Delegation Attends 2025 ABA Day
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
On Apr. 8-10, a delegation of bar leaders from the CBA traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend the American Bar Association (ABA)’s 2025 ABA Day event.
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Nominations are Open for 2025-2026 Committee Appointments
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
If you are interested in remaining in your committee, joining another or taking a leadership position within a committee, please fill out a Committee Selection Request Form by Friday, May 31, 2025.
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A Night of Honor, Inspiration, and Community: 2025 Celebrate with the Stars
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Over 250 legal professionals, community members, families, and friends attended the twelfth annual “Celebrate with the Stars” awards dinner on April 9 at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville to honor individuals who have made an impact on the Connecticut Legal Community.
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CBA Co-Hosts Justice for All Symposium
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
On March 21, the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA), Connecticut Bar Foundation (CBF), the James W. Cooper Fellows of the CBF, and the University of Connecticut School of Law hosted the symposium Justice for All: The Present and Future Impact of Legal Aid in Connecticut at William F. Starr Hall on the UConn School of Law campus.
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CBA President and Executive Director Attend 36th Annual Thurgood Marshall Award Ceremony
Thursday, April 3, 2025
On April 2, CBA President James T. (Tim) Shearin and CBA Executive Director Lina Lee attended the 36th Annual Thurgood Marshall Award Ceremony, held at Quinnipiac University School of Law by the university's Black Law Students Association.
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CBA Signs On to American Bar Association Statement in Support of the Rule of Law
Thursday, March 27, 2025
The Connecticut Bar Association has joined with our sister bar associations across the country and the American Bar Association to issue a statement expressing our collective support for the rule of law.
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Kimberly Jacobsen Receives the 2025 Ladder Award
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
The CBA Women in the Law Section, in association with the CBA Young Lawyers Section (YLS) Women in the Law Committee, presented the 2025 Ladder Award to Attorney Kimberly Jacobsen at this year’s Pathways to Leadership for Women Lawyers event on March 6 at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville.
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CBA Young Lawyers Section hosts The Current State of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Over 60 Connecticut Bar Association members gathered at Café Fiore in Cromwell on February 27 for the Young Lawyers Section Diversity Dinner: The Current State of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
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Seeking Leaders to Serve on the House of Delegates from 2025-2028
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
The CBA is seeking leaders to represent their colleagues in the House of Delegates for a three-year term. The districts that have at least one expiring seat beginning July 1st are 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, and 17.
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A Message from the CBA Leadership on Judicial Independence
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
An independent judiciary, free from political intimidation and the defiance of its rulings is, in Justice Ginsberg’s words, “essential to the rule of law” which “can be shattered if the society law exists to serve does not take care to assure its preservation.”
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A Message from the CBA Leadership on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
In 2015, the House of Delegates unanimously approved the adoption of the CBA’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy. For a decade, it has been engrained in our mission and values and a focus of our strategic plan. The CBA's promise to make the legal profession open to all remains steadfast.
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Governor Lamont Announces Numerous Judicial Nominations, Including Eleven CBA Members
Monday, February 3, 2025
On January 27, Governor Ned Lamont announced several Connecticut judicial nominations, including Connecticut Appellate Court Chief Judge William H. Bright, Jr. for the vacant associate justice seat on the Connecticut Supreme Court and Connecticut Superior Court Judge Robin L. Wilson for a seat on the Connecticut Appellate Court.
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Justice Raheem L. Mullins Confirmed as Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice
Thursday, January 30, 2025
The Honorable Raheem L. Mullins was confirmed as chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court on January 28, 2025. He has served as the Supreme Court’s interim chief justice since September 30, 2024, following Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson’s retirement from the bench.
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Connecticut Bar Association Welcomes Lina Lee as New Executive Director
Monday, January 13, 2025
The Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) is pleased to announce Lina Lee as its new Executive Director, effective January 2, 2025. Lina brings extensive leadership experience, a proven track record of innovation, and an unwavering commitment to justice, positioning her to guide the CBA into a new chapter of excellence and service to its members.
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Support the Judge Herb Gruendel Memorial Fund
Friday, December 20, 2024
The Gruendel Fund at the Connecticut Bar Institute was endowed in 2023 by the Honorable F. Herbert Gruendel, his wife, Janice Gruendel, Ph.D., and their family and friends in honor of Judge Gruendel's outstanding career as an educator and jurist for the state of Connecticut.