New London, Conn., attorney Denise Ansell and her Ansell Laben Law Offices are suing three judicial branch officials on grounds they conspired to deprive her of a contract for appointed counsel work in juvenile courts.

In a U.S. District Court case before Mark R. Kravitz, Ansell contends that her requests to have family court judges recused resulted in retaliation by three judicial branch officials sued in their individual capacity. The case is currently scheduled to go to trial in May.