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| New admittees gathered in the Museum of Connecticut History during two swearing-in ceremonies. |
Over the course of two ceremonies held on November 14, a group of 164 new attorneys were sworn into the Connecticut Bar inside the Museum of Connecticut History in the Connecticut Supreme Court Building. Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice Raheem L. Mullins and Associate Justices William H. Bright, Jr.; Nora R. Dannehy; Gregory T. D’Auria; Steven D. Ecker; and Andrew J. McDonald presided over the ceremony.
Chief Justice Mullins provided the ceremonies’ welcome remarks before Associate Justice William H. Bright, Jr. gave a speech recognizing and congratulating the new admittees on their notable achievement. During his speech, Justice Bright addressed the new admittees, stating, “I ask you to be vigilant in the protection of your profession, the rule of law, and our democracy. The reliability of the profession you’re entering today depends on a functioning legal system, which in turn, depends on you as its primary defenders.”
After the motion to admit the successful candidates to the bar, Senior Associate Justice Andrew J. McDonald administered the Oath of Attorney to the new admittees, and Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Clerk Carl Cicchetti administered the Oath of Commissioner of Superior Court. Then each inductee individually presented themselves as attorneys before the court. During the final portion of the ceremony CBA President Emily A. Gianquinto presented a welcome speech to the new attorneys. During this speech she noted that, “Being a professional is not simply about knowing the law. It’s about living the law, living it with honesty, and living it with humility.”
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| CBA President Emily A. Gianquinto provided welcome remarks to the newly admitted attorneys. |
Following the admission of the new attorneys, all the event’s attendees were invited to attend a reception held in the Connecticut State Capitol, where they were able to meet with representatives from the Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section and other bar associations from across Connecticut. The newly inducted attorneys were also invited to attend an evening new admittee reception held by the CBA at Gouveia Vineyard in Wallingford on November 20. Those who joined for the reception we able to meet with CBA leaders and network with fellow new admittees while enjoying wine and charcuterie at the vineyard.
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| (From L to R) Jaeden C. Spitale, Jeffrey Hiser, CBA YLS Chair Paige M. Vaillaincourt, Nicholas Russell, CBA Executive Director Lina Lee |
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| (From L to R) CBA President Emily A. GIanquinto, CBA YLS Chair Paige M. Vaillancourt, Alison Toumekian, Rosemund Haseltine |
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| New admittees networked with each other and CBA leaders at the New Admittee Reception on November 20. |
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