Joette Katz

Joette Katz
Justice Katz in 2008
Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families
In office
February 4, 2011 – January 9, 2019
GovernorDan Malloy
Preceded bySusan Hamilton
Succeeded byVanessa Dorantes
Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court
In office
1992–2011
Nominated byLowell P. Weicker Jr.
Personal details
Born (1953-02-03) February 3, 1953 (age 71)
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
SpousePhilip Rubin
Alma materBrandeis University
University of Connecticut School of Law

Joette Katz (born February 3, 1953) is an American attorney who is a partner at the law firm, Shipman & Goodwin LLP [1]. She was an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, where she also served as the administrative judge for the state appellate system, and later was the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families. In various roles during her career she has had an impact on issues of state and national importance, such as: criminal law,[1][2] capital punishment,[3] civil rights and the right to education,[4] eminent domain,[5] same-sex marriage,[6][7] LGBTQ rights,[8][9] sexual assault,[10] sex trafficking,[11][12] and helping children in state care move from institutions to families.[13]

  1. ^ Bruckmann, Joseph G.; Katz, Joette; Douglas Nash, G. (September 1989). Connecticut Criminal Caselaw Handbook: A Practitioner's Guide. Connecticut Law Tribune. ISBN 9780910051255.
  2. ^ "ALI Model Penal Code: Sentencing".
  3. ^ "Connecticut Law Tribune - A Rush to Execute: What's the Urgency?".
  4. ^ "Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996)".
  5. ^ "Kelo v. The city of New London".
  6. ^ "Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health".
  7. ^ McFadden, Robert D. (10 October 2008). "New York Times: Gay Marriage is Ruled Legal in Connecticut". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "Eyewitness New 3: CT officials raised awareness about adoption opportunities for LGBTQ families".
  9. ^ "Connecticut Law Tribune: Legislative Support for Transgender Youth Has Not Been Universal".
  10. ^ "Rosado v. Bridgeport Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp. (2009)" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Connecticut Law Tribune: Victims of Sex Trafficking Deserve Fairness in Preserving Dignity".
  12. ^ "NBC CT, April 3, 2021: State Takes New Steps to Fight Sex Slavery". 4 April 2013.
  13. ^ "CT Mirror, Nov. 7, 2019: How Connecticut moved from institutions to families". 7 November 2019.