Criminal Justice Commission

Minutes of the Meeting of June 16, 2010
Office of the Chief State's Attorney
Rocky Hill, Connecticut

The Criminal Justice Commission met on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney in Rocky Hill for the purpose of interviewing five candidates for the appointment of Deputy Assistant State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven, G.A. No. 23, interviewing four State’s Attorneys and the Deputy Chief State’s Attorney for Administration, Personnel and Finance whose appointments end June 30, 2010, and any other business.

The following members were present: Justice Richard N. Palmer, Chairman, Attorney Maura H. Horan, Attorney Garrett M. Moore, Attorney Ann G. Taylor, Attorney Alfred A. Turco and Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane. Also present were David J. Strollo, Supervisory Assistant State ’s Attorney, and Patricia Alston, the Commission’s Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist. No members of the public were present.

The meeting, which was open to the public, commenced at 9:20 a.m. A motion was made by Attorney Taylor to accept the minutes of the May 6, 2010, meeting. The motion was seconded by Attorney Turco and approved unanimously.

At approximately 9:25 a.m., the Commission then took up the vacancy of the Deputy Assistant State’s Attorney for the New Haven Judicial District, G.A. No. 23, and interviewed the following attorneys: Laura DeLeo, Elizabeth Ditman, Jennifer Lindade, Adrienne Maciulewski and Steven Slattery.

At approximately 11:00 a.m., Attorney Horan moved that the Commission go into executive session to discuss the appointment to the above-mentioned position. The motion was seconded by Attorney Turco and passed unanimously.

Following the executive session, the Commission resumed its public meeting at approximately 11:15 a.m. Attorney Turco moved that Attorney Laura DeLeo be appointed Deputy Assistant State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven, G.A. No. 23. The motion was seconded by Attorney Moore and passed unanimously.

The Commission then interviewed the four State’s Attorneys considered for reappointment:

At approximately 11:25 a.m., Kevin D. Lawlor, State’s Attorney of the Ansonia/Milford Judicial District, was interviewed. Attorney Horan moved for the reappointment of State’s Attorney Lawlor; Attorney Taylor seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

At approximately 11:58 a.m., Stephen J. Sedensky, III, State’s Attorney of the Danbury Judicial District, was interviewed. Attorney Moore moved for the reappointment of State’s Attorney Sedensky; Attorney Taylor seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

At approximately 12:12 p.m., Timothy J. Liston, State’s Attorney of the Middlesex Judicial District, was interviewed. Attorney Moore moved for the reappointment of State’s Attorney Liston; Chief State’s Attorney Kane seconded the motion. The vote was five in favor with Attorney Turco abstaining.

At approximately 12:35 p.m., David I. Cohen, State’s Attorney of the Stamford/Norwalk Judicial District, was interviewed. Attorney Moore moved for the reappointment of State’s Attorney Cohen; Attorney Horan seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

At 12:54 p.m., the Commission then interviewed John J. Russotto, Deputy Chief State’s Attorney for Administration, Personnel and Finance. The Chief State’s Attorney is not a member of the Commission for the purpose of appointing the Deputy Chief State’s Attorney and did not participate in this interview, but was present.

Attorney Moore moved for the reappointment of Deputy Chief State’s Attorney John J. Russotto. The motion was seconded by Attorney Horan. The motion passed unanimously.

At approximately 1:05 p.m., the meeting was adjourned.