Steven D. Ecker
Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court
Assumed office
May 3, 2018
Appointed byDannel Malloy
Preceded byRichard A. Robinson
Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court
In office
April 29, 2012 – May 3, 2018
Appointed byDannel Malloy
Personal details
Born (1961-04-19) April 19, 1961 (age 62)
Chicago, Illinois
EducationYale University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Steven D. Ecker (born April 19, 1961) is an American lawyer and judge who has served as an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court since 2018.

Education

Ecker received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University, magna cum laude, in 1984, and his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, magna cum laude, in 1987. While in law school, Ecker was an editor of the Harvard Law Review from 1985 to 1987, and a member of the winning team in the Ames Moot Court Competition in 1987.[1]

Judicial career

Connecticut superior court service

He was nominated to a seat on the superior court on March 14, 2014[2] and confirmed on April 29, 2014.[3]

Connecticut Supreme Court service

On April 5, 2018 Governor Dannel Malloy nominated Ecker to the Connecticut Supreme Court to fill the vacancy of Richard A. Robinson who was nominated and confirmed as the chief justice.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Justice Steven D. Ecker - Biography". www.jud.ct.gov. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  2. ^ "Malloy nominates slate of judges". Hartford Business Journal. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  3. ^ Paznikoas, Mark (2014-04-25). "New judges endorsed despite outcry over judicial pensions". ctmirror.org. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  4. ^ "Gov Malloy Nominates Justice Robinson as Chief Justice and Judge Ecker as Associate Justice". CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website (Press release). Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  5. ^ "Malloy nominates Richard A. Robinson as chief justice". ctmirror.org. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2018-08-08.

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