Should a 3-3 vote in the Connecticut Supreme Court sometimes, always or never result in adding a tie-breaking judge? That is the topic for today.

In late December 2016, the Supreme Court decided Skakel v. Commissioner of Correction, ruling 4-3 in favor of the state. (Senior Associate Justice Vertefeuille sat in place of Chief Justice Rogers, who was disqualified.) Immediately thereafter, the author of the majority opinion, Justice Zarella, left the bench.