Christine Keller

Christine E. Keller
Judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court
Assumed office
January 24, 2013
Appointed by Dan Malloy
Preceded by Carmen E. Espinosa
Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court
In office
August 1993 – 2013
Appointed by Lowell P. Weicker Jr.
Family Support Magistrate
In office
1989–1993
Appointed by William A. O’Neill
Personal details
Education Colgate University (B.A.)
University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D.)

Christine E. Keller is a Judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court.

Education

Keller received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College and her Juris Doctor from the University of Connecticut School of Law.[1][2]

She practiced family, personal injury and real estate law at Neighborhood Legal Services in Hartford and subsequently worked at the Office of the Corporation Counsel for the City of Hartford and the law firm of Ritter and Keller.[1]

State judicial service

On January 24, 2013, Keller was nominated by Governor Dan Malloy to be a judge of the Appellate Court;[3] the General Assembly approved her nomination on March 6, 2013.[4][1] She succeed Carmen E. Espinosa, who was nominated to the Connecticut Supreme Court. She was a Superior Court Judge, having been appointed by Governor Lowell P. Weicker Jr. in 1993, and a Family Support Magistrate, having been appointed by Governor William A. O’Neill in 1989.[1]

In 2005, she was appointed Administrative Judge for the Judicial District of Hartford, a position she held until 2007, when she was reappointed a second time as Chief Administrative Judge for Juvenile Matters, a position she held until 2012.[1]

Personal life

Keller is the wife of the lobbyist and former House speaker, Thomas D. Ritter, and the mother of Rep. Matthew Ritter.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Biographies of Appellate Court Judges: Judge Christine E. Keller".
  2. ↑ "Gov. Malloy Nominates Judge Christine Keller to Appellate Court, Names 15 Others to Superior Court". January 24, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Pazniokas, Matt (January 24, 2013). "New class of judges comes with connections". ctmirror.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE CHRISTINE KELLER OF HARTFORD TO BE A JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT AND A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT". January 2013.



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