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Connecticut Supreme Court
The highest court in Connecticut. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)How justices are chosenA nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
8 yearsTerm length
6 of 7Sitting justices1 seat(s) vacant or not yet listed.
1784Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Raheem L. Mullins
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 28, 2025
Appointed by Ned Lamont (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
William H. Bright Jr.
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: March 6, 2025
Appointed by Ned Lamont (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Gregory D'Auria
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2017
Appointed by Dan Malloy (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Nora Dannehy
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: September 26, 2023
Appointed by Ned Lamont (D)
Steven D. Ecker
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: May 3, 2018
Appointed by Dan Malloy (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Andrew J. McDonald
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 24, 2013
Appointed by Dan Malloy (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Vacant
Vacant seat
Seat currently vacant, per Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Connecticut Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.