Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities

The Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities stands with the 28 protected classes under our law. Read our op ed at https://ctmirror.org/2025/02/04/chro-full-steam-ahead-on-civil-rights-enforcement/ and read our statement on Transgender Students' Rights in CT here. #CivilRightsUnites

2019 Kids Court Finalists

List of 2019 Kids Court Finalists who presented their essays before a panel of judges

2019 Middle School Finalists

  • Mackenzie Campbell Irving A. Robbins Middle
  • Veronica Castro Chippens Hill Middle
  • Sachi Akmal Irving A. Robbins Middle
  • Sophia Palaia Green-Hills School
  • Madison Pflugbeil West Bristol School
  • Bella Paradise Green-Hills School

2019 High School Finalists

  • Isabelle Braten Wilton High School
  • Ava Cunningham Valley Regional School
  • Katie Morrissey Valley Regional School
  • Annelise Raedy Community Learning Project
  • Nicolas Wyszkowski Valley Regional High School

Kids Court Judges

The Honorable Juliett L. Crawford

Connecticut Superior Court Judge

Vanessa Avery

Associate Attorney General

Nick Kapoor

CHRO Commissioner

Jeff Currey

State Representative

Elizabeth Hortorn Sheff

Litigant Sheff v. O’Neill

Mae Flexer

State Senator

Andrew Clark

Director of the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP) at Central Connecticut State University

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