HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Ellen Ash Peters, who was the first woman to serve as Connecticut's chief justice and wrote the majority opinion in the state Supreme Court's landmark school desegregation ...

Ellen Ash Peters in 1975, when she was a professor at Yale Law School. As chief justice of Connecticut’s highest court, she wrote a landmark ruling on school desegregation.

Ellen Ash Peters was the first woman to serve on the state Supreme Court. She was named a justice in 1978 and was the court’s first woman chief justice as well, serving from 1984 to 1996.

Ellen Peters, trailblazing CT justice, dies at 94 by Mark Pazniokas April 17, 2024 @ 5:23 pm April 17, ... Ellen Ash Peters Credit: CT Supreme Court. Support trusted journalism in Connecticut.

Ellen Ash Peters was the first woman appointed to the state Supreme Court in 1978. She became the first woman to serve as chief justice six years later.

Ellen Ash Peters was the first woman appointed to the state Supreme Court in 1978. She became the first woman to serve as chief justice six years later. She emigrated to the U.S. with her parents ...