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Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies

Division of Criminal Justice

Agency Web page | Statutory Authority |Agency History |
Published histories/articles
| State Library Collections | List of Commissioners

Agency Web page

Statutory Authority :
Article XXIII of the Amendments to the Connecticut Constitution CGS Sec. 51-276 and 51-277.

Agency History :

1973, established. Composed of the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney and the office of the State’s Attorneys for each Judicial District.

Published Histories/Articles :
Not available

Agency Documents in the State Library Collections :
Check the State Library catalog, CONSULS, under these author headings for publications by the agency available in the State Library:

Connecticut. Division of Criminal Justice.

Annual Reports are located in :

Digest of Administrative Reports to the Governor [CSL Call Number ConnDoc F40 d], and 2002- online version

State Archives Record Group :
Not available

List of Chief State's Attorneys :

From the Division of Criminal Justice web page :

Name

Years of Service

Joseph T. Gormley

1973-1978

Austin J. McGuigan

1978-1985

John J. Kelly

1985-1991

Richard N. Palmer

1991-1993

John M. Bailey

1993-2002

Christopher L. Morano

Dec. 23, 2002-2006

Kevin T. Kane Sept. 5, 2006-Present

Prepared by the Government Information and Reference Services Unit, page revised 7/2008.