James W. Cooper Fellows
Text Box: Continued from previous page . . volunteers have been trained and will represent children in their FWSN cases, and will act as a Mentor/Role Models for these children and as problem solvers for their families in helping to address the underlying causes of truancy. Legal Needs Study - The University of Connecticut’s Center for Survey Research and Analysis was commissioned to conduct a statistically sound telephone survey of the civil law needs of low-income households in Connecticut. For the Executive Summary from the Center for Survey Research and Analysis of the Legal Needs Study click here; for the Press Release of December 10, 2008 click here; to access a copy of the study click here (you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader). The History of Connecticut Women in the Legal Profession to record, for the first time, the achievements of women leaders in the profession. To access information on the photographic portrait exhibit of women in the Connecticut judiciary click here. A series of conferences on The Future of the Legal Profession in Connecticut. The fourth symposium in this series, co-sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association, was held at Yale Law School in October 2005. Quinnipiac Law Review, Volume 24, Number 3, 2006 was devoted in its entirety to a presentation of the articles and dialogue on this extremely important topic. Judicial Independence Symposium - Co-sponsored by the University of Connecticut School of Law was held in November 2004. The Significance of Professionalism for Connecticut Lawyers - for new and experienced lawyers was held in October 2004 at Quinnipiac University School of Law Judicial Compensation Study - The Connecticut Bar Foundation, the Connecticut Judicial Branch, the Connecticut Bar Association, and the Connecticut Policy and Economic Council have conducted a study of judicial compensation and released a comprehensive report not only on judicial compensation but also on attorney income and interest in judicial appointment. For the full Judicial Compensation Study report click here; to review the survey instrument click here. Please also read the October 2003 issue of Connecticut Lawyer for an article summarizing the study results. Text Box: Judge Alfred J. Jennings Jr., a James W. Cooper Fellow, won the Judge Edward R. Finch Law Day Speech Award for the best 2004 Law Day speech nationwide and donated the $1,000 prize to the Connecticut Bar Foundation. You can learn more about Judge Jennings and his speech at the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch website.

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