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Senate advances dozens of judicial nominations on consent calendar
Summary
The Connecticut Senate placed a large slate of judicial nominations on its consent calendar and confirmed a broad roster of judges and referees by unanimous consent votes during its Jan. 28 session.
During its Jan. 28 session the Connecticut Senate disposed of a large consent calendar that contained many judicial confirmations and reappointments spanning state referees, superior court judges and appellate judges.
Senator Winfield moved acceptance of joint committee reports and repeatedly asked to place items on the consent calendar. Senators across the aisle, including Senator Kissel and Senator Looney, spoke in support of many nominees, describing long careers in the judiciary and experience on complex dockets.
The consent calendar included nominees confirmed without individual roll-call votes on the floor. Those nominees included, among others: Robert L. Cizaskis (board…
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