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Dawne G. Westbrook

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Dawne G. Westbrook

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Connecticut Appellate Court
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2030

Years in position

1

Predecessor
Prior offices
Hartford District Superior Court

Compensation

Base salary

$209,046

Elections and appointments
Appointed

October 27, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Fisk University, 1992

Law

Vanderbilt University, 1995

Dawne G. Westbrook is a judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court. She assumed office on October 27, 2023. Her current term ends on April 25, 2030.

Westbrook was a judge for the Hartford District Superior Court in Connecticut.[1] She was appointed to the bench in 2009 by Governor Mary Jodi Rell.[2] She was reappointed in 2017 to another eight-year term.[3]

Education

Westbrook received an undergraduate degree from Fisk University in 1992. She was awarded a J.D. in 1995 from Vanderbilt University.[4]

Career

  • 2009-2023: Judge, Hartford District Superior Court, Connecticut
  • 2003-2009: Attorney in private practice
  • 2000-2003: Attorney, Williams & Pattis
  • 1997-2000: Assistant Commission Counsel, Connecticut Commission on Human Right and Opportunities[4]

Awards and associations

  • Member, Glastonbury Town Democratic Committee
  • Former Commissioner, Middletown Inland Wetlands Commission
  • Former Member, Middletown Democratic Town Council
  • Former Member, Middletown School Readiness Council
  • Former Volunteer, State Conference of NAACP Legal Redress Counsel[5]

See also

Connecticut Judicial Selection More Courts
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Courts in Connecticut
Connecticut Appellate Court
Connecticut Supreme Court
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