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Raheem L. Mullins (born March 10, 1978) is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court since 2017.

Biography

Mullins graduated from the Watkinson School in Hartford in 1996 then went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 2001 and his Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law in 2004.

After completing law school, he worked as a law clerk for the Honorable Frederick L. Brown of the Massachusetts Appeals Court from 2004 to 2005. Prior to his appointment, Mullins was a prosecutor for the Appellate Bureau, Division of Criminal Justice, in Rocky Hill, Connecticut and an assistant attorney general in the Child Protection Division in Hartford.

He was nominated by Governor Dannel Malloy in 2012 to serve as a judge of the Middlesex County Superior Court. He was then appointed to be a judge on the Connecticut Appellate Court in 2014.

Judicial career

Connecticut Superior Court service

On January 19, 2012 Mullins was nominated to the Superior Court. Upon his appointment to the Superior Court, his nomination faced criticism because at the time, at 33, he was the second-youngest person ever to be nominated for a state judgeship. He was confirmed in February 2012.

Connecticut Appellate Court service

On March 14, 2014 Mullins nominated to the Connecticut Appellate Court to seat vacated by Stuart D. Bear who faced mandatory retirement. He was confirmed by the Connecticut General Assembly on April 25, 2014. He assumed office on May 6, 2014.

Connecticut Supreme Court service

On October 4, 2017 Mullins was one of two nominations made to the Connecticut Supreme Court. He was confirmed and sworn into office on November 1, 2017.

On May 26, 2022, it was reported that Raheem L. Mullins and two Yale Law School professors, Cristina M. Rodríguez and Justin Driver were possibly being vetting for a vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

On May 21, 2024, Richard A. Robinson announced that he intended to retire as Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, effective September 6, 2024. On August 29, 2024, Governor Ned Lamont nominated Mullins to replace Robinson. Mullins' nomination was approved by the Connecticut legislature's judiciary committee on September 30, 2024, allowing him to assume the position of chief justice on an acting basis.

References

1. ^ "Kudos". The Middletown Press. Middletown, Connecticut. 30 June 2001. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
2. "Justice Raheem L. Mullins - CT Judicial Branch".
3. "Malloy nominates three judges to Supreme, Appellate courts". The Day. October 4, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
4. "Middletown, Cromwell lawyers to serve on Superior Court". New Haven Register. January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
5. Collins, Dave (January 28, 2012). "Mullins, 33, second-youngest Conn. judge nominee". boston.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018. Alt URL
6. RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF RAHEEM L. MULLINS, ESQUIRE, OF CROMWELL TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Connecticut General Assembly.
7. "Malloy picks Cromwell judge for Connecticut Appellate Court". The Middletown Press. March 14, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
8. "Malloy nominates slate of judges". hartfordbusiness.com. March 17, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
9. RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE RAHEEM L. MULLINS OF CROMWELL TO BE A JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT AND A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Connecticut General Assembly.
10. Pazniokas, Mark (October 4, 2017). "Malloy names Mullins, Kahn to Supreme Court". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
11. Pazniokas, Mark (November 1, 2017). "Legislators confirm nominees to Supreme, Appellate courts". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
12. "Connecticut judge breezes through committee appearance on way to likely U.S. Appeals court confirmation". 25 May 2022.
13. @fedjudges (26 May 2022). "I had assumed Judge Jesse Furman would get the nod, but it seems unlikely now. The article is likely describing Jus…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
14. "Chief justice of Connecticut Supreme Court retiring in September". 21 May 2024.
15. "Governor nominates next chief justice of the state Supreme Court". 29 August 2024.
16. "CT legislature OKs Raheem Mullins as Supreme Court chief justice". 30 September 2024.

External links

• Honorable Raheem L. Mullins Official Court Biography
• Raheem L. Mullins at Ballotpedia

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U.S. senators	Richard Blumenthal Chris Murphy
State government	Ned Lamont, Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Lieutenant Governor Stephanie Thomas, Secretary of the State William Tong, Attorney General Erick Russell, Treasurer Sean Scanlon, Comptroller
Senate	Susan Bysiewicz, President Martin Looney, President pro tempore Bob Duff, Majority Leader Stephen Harding, Minority Leader
House	Matthew Ritter, Speaker Bob Godfrey, Speaker pro tempore Jason Rojas, Majority Leader Vincent Candelora, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Raheem L. Mullins, acting Chief Justice Andrew J. McDonald Gregory D'Auria Steven D. Ecker Joan K. Alexander Nora Dannehy, Associate Justices Christine S. Vertefeuille Christine Keller, Senior Justices

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