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January 4, 2021 ¦ Vol. 47, No. 1 ¦ $10.00 Lambda Legal
chairperson John
Stafstrom Jr. of
Pullman & Comley
is keeping a positive
eye on 2021 for
LBGTQ+ communities
in Connecticut and
across the country.

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Moved Up: CT’s Top Hires
And Elevations of 2020

By ROBERT STORACE

As 2020 comes to a close, the Connecticut
Law Tribune looks back at some of the
hires, appointments, elevations and re-
tirements in the state’s legal community the past
12 months.

Five of the more notable personnel changes
are listed in alphabetical order.

William Bright Jr.
Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice
Richard Robinson elevated Judge William Bright
Jr. to be the new chief judge of the Connecticut
Appellate Court in August.
Connecticut Chief State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo

Bright, 58, replaced Judge Alexandra DiPenti- Jr. Photo: Robert Storace/ALM

ma, who took senior status and has continued to administrative judge for the civil division and as
hear state appellate cases on a part-time basis. the administrative and presiding judge for the
Bright was in private practice before being ap- Tolland/Rockville Judicial District.
pointed to the Connecticut Superior Court in As the new chief judge, Bright’s responsi-
2008. He joined the appellate court as a judge bilities include, among other things, deciding
in November 2017. He had served as chief
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