231:, a position he held until his retirement in 2007. Prior to his retirement, at the mandatory age of 70, Borden was the Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, following the resignation of Chief Justice Sullivan, who stepped down after it was revealed he delayed the release of an unpopular decision regarding the state's Freedom of Information Commission so that his chosen successor, Justice Zarrella, would be elevated to the Court's top position. As acting Chief Justice, Borden formed the Public Access Task Force, composed of judges, journalists, and attorneys to develop recommendations to ensure the Court's openness. Borden accepted most of the Task Force's recommendations, which have paved the way for an expanded transparency of court proceedings heretofore un-heard of in not only Connecticut, but in other state Supreme Courts. The Task Force was chaired by Justice Richard N. Palmer who co-authored with Borden a letter outlining their concerns about then-Chief Justice Sullivan's apparently deliberate decision to delay release of the FOI case, Clerk of GA7. Borden authored a dissent in that opinion, joined by Justices Norcott and Katz.
267:(251 Conn. 285, 1999). There the Connecticut Supreme Court upheld Sedrick Cobb's death sentence for the 1989 sexual assault and murder of Julia Ashe in Waterbury against a total of forty-five challenges. The Connecticut Supreme Court also upheld the sentence despite Justice Robert I. Berdon's angry dissent where he made a revelation about the Court's conference-specifically, Berdon claimed that the Court had failed to engage in its statutorily-mandated duty to determine if sentences were the product of untoward passion.
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Hartford's JCC. Despite only being 5'9", David tenaciously played center, an achievement that earned him an induction into the local Jewish athletics hall of fame. In addition to the Red Sox, David enjoyed a passion for hiking, reading, and spending time with his family and friends.
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