James W. Cooper Fellows
Text Box: Continued from previous page . . . 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 a Statement from the Connecticut Bar Foundation regarding the Legal Needs Study click here; for the Press Release of July 10, 2003 click here; to access a copy of the study click here (you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader). 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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