Superior Court Judge Curtissa Cofield has been suspended for 30 days without pay for delaying decisions in child welfare cases.
The sanction was part of an agreement that was reached between Cofield and the Judicial Review Council, which had received a complaint that Cofield took over a year to issue rulings in 10 cases where foster children were awaiting placement in permanent homes. Bridgeport criminal defense lawyer Wayne F. Keeney, who serves as chair of the council, asked the New Britain juvenile judge whether she admitted committing the violation. "I admit with an explanation," Cofield said.
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