Chief Justice Raheem Mullins of Connecticut won the approval of a key legislative committee on Wednesday to serve a full eight-year term on the state Supreme Court.
Mullins has served in an interim capacity since last October because the state legislature was not in session when Gov. Ned Lamont nominated him.
Though he did appear before the Judiciary Committee last September.
With the new session underway, Mullins made a second appearance before the committee.
He assured lawmakers he would continue with efforts to upgrade technology and public access to Wi-Fi in courthouses.
“My long-term goal is to have at least one courtroom in every judicial district fitted out with state-of-the-art digital equipment,” Mullins said.
“I am very pleased to report that we are moving forward with this initiative at two pilot locations,” he said.
The two locations are at courthouses in Hartford and Waterbury.
“Thank you for your candor, and again, I wish you congratulations, and I applaud Governor Lamont for nominating you to be our chief justice,” said Senator John Kissel, the ranking Republican on the committee and one of several lawmakers who congratulated Mullins.
Mullins’s appointment now goes before the full legislature for a vote.
