Raheem L. Mullins

Raheem L. Mullins (born March 10, 1978) is an American lawyer and judge who has served as an Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court since 2017.

Raheem L. Mullins
Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court
Assumed office
November 1, 2017
Appointed byDannel Malloy
Preceded byDennis G. Eveleigh
Judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court
In office
May 6, 2014 – October 31, 2017
Appointed byDannel Malloy
Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court
In office
February 2012 – May 5, 2014
Appointed byDannel Malloy
Personal details
Born (1978-03-10) March 10, 1978
EducationClark University (BA)
Northeastern University (JD)

Biography

Mullins graduated from the Watkinson School in Hartford[1] in 1996 then went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 2001[1] and his Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law in 2004.

After completing law school, he worked as a law clerk for the Honorable Frederick L. Brown of the Massachusetts Appeals Court from 2004 to 2005. Prior to his appointment, Mullins was a prosecutor for the Appellate Bureau, Division of Criminal Justice, in Rocky Hill, Connecticut and an assistant attorney general in the Child Protection Division in Hartford.[2]

He was nominated by Governor Dannel Malloy in 2012 to serve as a judge of the Middlesex County Superior Court. He was then appointed to be a judge on the state Court of Appeals in 2014.[3]

Judicial career

Connecticut Superior Court service

On January 19, 2012 Mullins was nominated to the Superior Court.[4] Upon his appointment to the Superior Court, his nomination faced criticism because at the time, at 33, he was the second-youngest person ever to be nominated for a state judgeship.[5] He was confirmed in February 2012.[6]

Connecticut Appellate Court service

On March 14, 2014 Mullins nominated to the Connecticut Appellate Court to seat vacated by Stuart D. Bear who faced mandatory retirement.[7][8] He was confirmed by the Connecticut General Assembly on April 25, 2014. He assumed office on May 6, 2014.[9]

Connecticut Supreme Court service

On October 4, 2017 Mullins was one of two nominations made to the Connecticut Supreme Court.[10] He was confirmed and sworn into office on November 1, 2017.[11]

On May 26, 2022, it was reported that Raheem L. Mullins and two Yale Law School professors, Cristina M. Rodríguez and Justin Driver were possibly being vetting for a vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.[12][13]

References
  1. "Kudos". The Middletown Press. Middletown, Connecticut. 30 June 2001. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. "Justice Raheem L. Mullins - CT Judicial Branch".
  3. "Malloy nominates three judges to Supreme, Appellate courts". The Day. October 4, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  4. "Middletown, Cromwell lawyers to serve on Superior Court". New Haven Register. January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  5. Collins, Dave (January 28, 2012). "Mullins, 33, second-youngest Conn. judge nominee". boston.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018. Alt URL
  6. RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF RAHEEM L. MULLINS, ESQUIRE, OF CROMWELL TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Connecticut General Assembly.
  7. "Malloy picks Cromwell judge for Connecticut Appellate Court". The Middletown Press. March 14, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  8. "Malloy nominates slate of judges". hartfordbusiness.com. March 17, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  9. RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE RAHEEM L. MULLINS OF CROMWELL TO BE A JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT AND A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Connecticut General Assembly.
  10. Pazniokas, Mark (October 4, 2017). "Malloy names Mullins, Kahn to Supreme Court". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  11. Pazniokas, Mark (November 1, 2017). "Legislators confirm nominees to Supreme, Appellate courts". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  12. "Connecticut judge breezes through committee appearance on way to likely U.S. Appeals court confirmation". 25 May 2022.
  13. @fedjudges (26 May 2022). "I had assumed Judge Jesse Furman would get the nod, but it seems unlikely now. The article is likely describing Jus…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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