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Connecticut Supreme Court Hears Cases at Yale Law School
The Yale Law School auditorium was transformed into a courtroom on September 12, 2008, when the Connecticut Supreme Court set up shop to hear arguments in two cases, one criminal and one civil. The Court’s appearance at Yale was part of an educational initiative of the Connecticut Judicial Branch begun more than twenty years ago called “Supreme Court on Circuit.” The Court travels to universities and high schools across the state in an effort to provide students, educators, and the general public with a greater understanding of the Court and its procedures.
Retired Chief Justice Ellen Ash Peters ’54 opened the program with a talk on the history of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Then first-year students, whose attendance was required, and others in the auditorium heard oral arguments in the criminal case, State v. Lawrence Smith, and the civil case, St. Joseph Living Center, Inc. v. Town of Windham. Each argument lasted about an hour and was followed by a question-and-answer session with counsel and volunteer attorneys.
“The Supreme Court on Circuit program has proven to be a very successful collaboration among law schools and colleges, the bar, and the community,” said Chief Justice Chase T. Rogers. “It provides an opportunity for students to observe first-hand how the appellate process works and to ask questions of the attorneys involved with the cases.”
“We were delighted to host the Supreme Court of Connecticut at Yale Law School for its first sitting here in the twenty-first century,” said Dean Harold Hongju Koh. “Through its faculty, graduates, and history, Yale Law School and the Supreme Court of Connecticut have developed deep organic ties. This sitting, held early in the school year, deepened those ties by offering a wonderful educational opportunity for all interested lawyers, law students, and residents of our region to see our state’s highest court in action.”
The YLS community and public were privileged to see another esteemed court in action just before Thanksgiving. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit came to the Law School on November 25 for a rare sitting outside Manhattan.
Yale Law School Professor Daniel Markovits ’00, former law clerk to Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Guido Calabresi ’58, gave opening remarks on the historical connection between Yale Law School and the Second Circuit, and the nature of the Second Circuit as a court. Oral arguments in six cases followed.
A podcast of this event is available at www.law.yale.edu/podcasts.
Retired Chief Justice Ellen Ash Peters ’54 opened the program with a talk on the history of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Then first-year students, whose attendance was required, and others in the auditorium heard oral arguments in the criminal case, State v. Lawrence Smith, and the civil case, St. Joseph Living Center, Inc. v. Town of Windham. Each argument lasted about an hour and was followed by a question-and-answer session with counsel and volunteer attorneys.
“The Supreme Court on Circuit program has proven to be a very successful collaboration among law schools and colleges, the bar, and the community,” said Chief Justice Chase T. Rogers. “It provides an opportunity for students to observe first-hand how the appellate process works and to ask questions of the attorneys involved with the cases.”
“We were delighted to host the Supreme Court of Connecticut at Yale Law School for its first sitting here in the twenty-first century,” said Dean Harold Hongju Koh. “Through its faculty, graduates, and history, Yale Law School and the Supreme Court of Connecticut have developed deep organic ties. This sitting, held early in the school year, deepened those ties by offering a wonderful educational opportunity for all interested lawyers, law students, and residents of our region to see our state’s highest court in action.”
The YLS community and public were privileged to see another esteemed court in action just before Thanksgiving. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit came to the Law School on November 25 for a rare sitting outside Manhattan.
Yale Law School Professor Daniel Markovits ’00, former law clerk to Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Guido Calabresi ’58, gave opening remarks on the historical connection between Yale Law School and the Second Circuit, and the nature of the Second Circuit as a court. Oral arguments in six cases followed.
A podcast of this event is available at www.law.yale.edu/podcasts.
