Ellen Peters | |
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Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court | |
In office 1984–1996 | |
Appointed by | William A. O'Neill |
Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court | |
In office 1978–2000 | |
Appointed by | Ella Tambussi Grasso |
Personal details | |
Born | Ellen Asch[1] March 21, 1930 Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany |
Died | April 17, 2024 West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 94)
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Swarthmore College Yale University |
Ellen Ash Peters (March 21, 1930 – April 17, 2024) was an American lawyer and judge. She was appointed to the Connecticut Supreme Court in 1978. She was the first woman appointed to that court.