Lamont nominates Justice Raheem L. Mullins to become next chief justice of Connecticut Supreme Court

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday nominated state Supreme Court Justice Raheem L. Mullins to become the next chief justice, calling him a fair, sensible and empathetic jurist with experience serving in all three levels of the state court system.

If confirmed by the General Assembly next year, Mullins will replace retiring Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson, the first Black chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Mullins would be the second.

Lamont said he was optimistic of bipartisan legislative support for Mullins, who has been serving as an associate justice since 2017. Mullins was the youngest person ever appointed to the Connecticut Supreme Court at the time. Now 46, he has participated in more than 150 cases and authored about 70 majority opinions while on the high court.

Mullins previously served on the Connecticut Appellate Court from 2014 to 2017 and the Connecticut Superior Court from 2012 to 2014.

“I think a lot of people know Raheem, knows his background, knows he’s got the legal chops to get the job done, knows that he’s been on the Supreme Court for seven years plus now (and) knows what he’s doing,” Lamont said. “And I think that earned a very positive response on both sides of the aisle.”

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