Justice Sullivan Quashes Subpoena, Impeachment Hearings Possible

The Hartford Courant has a "must read" article on the current situation plaguing our high court. As I predicted in my April 26 post (see below), a Connecticut judge cannot be subpoenaed to testify before a legislative committee short of an impeachment proceeding. Having lost that battle, it appears highly likely that the senate judiciary committee, lead by Sen. Andrew McDonald (D-Stamford) and Rep. Michael Lawlor (D-East Haven) will proceed with impeachment hearings. Should the senate judiciary committee proceed with such hearings, its confirmation of controversial sitting judges in the past should definitely come under scrutiny. In the next few days I will try and post some articles concerning the extremely low standard for confirmation set to date by the judiciary committee. Stay tuned....