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.
Raheem Mullins | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office September 30, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew J. McDonald (acting) |
| Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office November 1, 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Dannel Malloy |
| Preceded by | Dennis G. Eveleigh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 10, 1978 |
| Education | Clark University (BA) Northeastern University (JD) |
Biography
editMullins graduated from the Watkinson School in Hartford[1] in 1996[citation needed] then went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 2001[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
Judicial career
editConnecticut Superior Court service
editOn January 19, 2012 Mullins was nominated to the Superior Court.[4] 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.[5] He was confirmed in February 2012.[6]
Connecticut Appellate Court service
editOn March 14, 2014 Mullins nominated to the Connecticut Appellate Court to seat vacated by Stuart D. Bear who faced mandatory retirement.[7][8] He was confirmed by the Connecticut General Assembly on April 25, 2014. He assumed office on May 6, 2014.[9]
Connecticut Supreme Court service
editOn October 4, 2017 Mullins was one of two nominations made to the Connecticut Supreme Court.[10] He was confirmed and sworn into office on November 1, 2017.[11]
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.[12][13]
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.[14] On August 29, 2024, Governor Ned Lamont nominated Mullins to replace Robinson.[15] 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.[16]
References
edit- ^ a b "Kudos". The Middletown Press. Middletown, Connecticut. 30 June 2001. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Justice Raheem L. Mullins - CT Judicial Branch".
- ^ "Malloy nominates three judges to Supreme, Appellate courts". The Day. October 4, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Middletown, Cromwell lawyers to serve on Superior Court". New Haven Register. January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ Collins, Dave (January 28, 2012). "Mullins, 33, second-youngest Conn. judge nominee". boston.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018. Alt URL
- ^ RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF RAHEEM L. MULLINS, ESQUIRE, OF CROMWELL TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Connecticut General Assembly.
- ^ "Malloy picks Cromwell judge for Connecticut Appellate Court". The Middletown Press. March 14, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Malloy nominates slate of judges". hartfordbusiness.com. March 17, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pazniokas, Mark (October 4, 2017). "Malloy names Mullins, Kahn to Supreme Court". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ Pazniokas, Mark (November 1, 2017). "Legislators confirm nominees to Supreme, Appellate courts". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Connecticut judge breezes through committee appearance on way to likely U.S. Appeals court confirmation". 25 May 2022.
- ^ @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.
- ^ "Chief justice of Connecticut Supreme Court retiring in September". 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Governor nominates next chief justice of the state Supreme Court". 29 August 2024.
- ^ "CT legislature OKs Raheem Mullins as Supreme Court chief justice". 30 September 2024.