| 1 | Name: | The Honorable Ellen Ash Peters | |
| Institution: | University of Connecticut ;Connecticut Supreme Court | ||
| Year Elected: | 1993 | ||
| Class: | 5. The Arts, Professions, and Leaders in Public & Private Affairs | ||
| Subdivision: | 502. Physicians, Theologians, Lawyers, Jurists, Architects, and Members of Other Professions | ||
| Residency: | Resident | ||
| Living? : | Living | ||
| Birth Date: | 1930 | ||
Ellen Ash Peters has had two professional careers in the law. For 22 years, she taught contracts and commercial law at The Yale Law School. For the following 22 years, she was a member, and, for many years, chief justice, of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Having reached the age of mandatory retirement, she now hears cases on the Connecticut Appellate Court. | |||