When Sullivan took over the high court, it had just endured a long period of stormy dissents and the “footnote wars” between associate justices Robert I. Berdon and David M. Borden, nicknamed the 'killer B’s.' His tenure marked a new calm and greater consensus.
September 07, 2022 at 03:54 PM
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Former Chief Justice William J. “Tocco” Sullivan, who died earlier this summer, was a “breath of fresh air,” in the words of a former colleague, when he took the helm of the state’s high court at the dawn of the 21st century.
From the start, Sullivan aimed to demystify government’s least-understood branch for everyone from schoolchildren to fellow judges.
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Late former Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice William J. Sullivan. Courtesy photo
