Lamont put a quiet freeze on new judges. It's about to thaw.
Gov. Ned Lamont makes point at a press conference outside the Capitol in October. Gov. Ned Lamont, who has demonstrated little interest in the political nuances, benefits and occasional hazards entailed in appointing judges, is preparing to make his first class of nominations to a trial court system that has an unprecedented number of vacancies. Lamont, a Greenwich businessman elected in 2018, said in an interview he reluctantly plans in coming weeks to fill about 15 of the 50 vacancies on the Superior Court bench, convinced of the need by the chief court administrator, Judge Patrick Carrol...