Joette Katz
Joette Katz (born February 3, 1953) is an American attorney who is a partner at the law firm, Shipman & Goodwin LLP . She was an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, where she also served as the administrative judge for the state appellate system, and later was the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families. In various roles during her career she has had an impact on issues of state and national importance, such as: criminal law, capital punishment, civil rights and the right to education, eminent domain, same-sex marriage, LGBTQ rights, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and helping children in state care move from institutions to families.
Joette Katz | |
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Justice Katz in 2008 | |
| Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families | |
| In office February 4, 2011 – January 9, 2019 | |
| Governor | Dan Malloy |
| Preceded by | Susan Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Vanessa Dorantes |
| Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court | |
| In office 1992–2011 | |
| Nominated by | Lowell P. Weicker Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 3, 1953 Brooklyn, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Philip Rubin |
| Alma mater | Brandeis University University of Connecticut School of Law |
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