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Christine Vertefeuille

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Prior offices

Connecticut Supreme Court

Education

Christine S. Vertefeuille was a justice on the seven-member Connecticut Supreme Court. She was appointed to the court by Governor John G. Rowland on January 3, 2000. Her term was renewed in November of 2008, but she retired and assumed senior status on June 1, 2010.^[1]

Education

Vertefeulle received her undergraduate degree in political science from Trinity College in 1972 and her J.D. from the Connecticut School of Law in 1975.^[2]

Professional career

Following her admission to the bar, Vertefeuille entered private practice where she worked until 1989. In 1989 she was appointed to the Connecticut Superior Court. From 1994 until 1999 she also served as administrative judge in the Waterbury Judicial District. In 1999 she was appointed to the Connecticut Appellate Court, where she also served as an administrative judge from 2000 until 2006. In 2000 she was appointed to Connecticut Supreme Court, obtaining senior status in 2010.^[2]

Awards and associations

Awards

Judicial Award, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1995
Tenth Anniversary Award, Polish American Foundation of Connecticut, 2006
Gatekeeper Award, Common Good, 2004^[2]

Associations

Former Member, Connecticut Bar Association, Executive Committee, Real Property Section, 1988-1989
Former Member, Cheshire Commission on Handicapped and Disabled, 1988-1989
Member, Waterbury and New Haven Grievance Panels, 1985-1989
Member, Connecticut Bar Foundation, Fellows Education and Program Committee
Honorary Doctor of laws, Quinnipiac University School of Law
Faculty, Connecticut Judges Institute^[2]

Notable opinions

Vertefeuille dissented from the 4-3 majority in Kerrigan & Mock v. Connecticut Dept. of Public Health, the October 10, 2008, decision that legalized same-sex marriage in Connecticut.^[3]^[4]^[5]