Live Breaking News & Updates on Chief Justice Ellen Ash Peters

Former Chief Justice Ellen Ash Peters, who was both the first woman to serve on the Connecticut Supreme Court as well as its first female chief justice, has died, the court announced on Wednesday. She was 94 years old. Peters led a life of firsts. ....

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