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Thoughts On “The Bysiewicz Bill”

The Courant’s Daniela Altimari is reporting that the Judiciary Committee is going to take up a bill that would alter the requirements to serve as attorney general. Last year, in Bysiewicz v. DiNardo the Connecticut Supreme Court found that a candidate for attorney general must have 10 years of practice with at least some of it being litigation and perhaps trial practice.

The Court left open the question of how much experience was necessary and just concluded that Bysiewicz who admitted to having no litigation experience did not meet the statutory requirements.  Thus, the Court provided little guidance to anyone seeking the office in the future just how much experience one needed to qualify.

This inevitably leads to wasteful and stupid litigation. See Dean v. Jepsen.

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Susan Bysiewicz Could Run For Attorney General If….

by Ryan McKeen ….she lived anywhere but Connecticut or perhaps Maryland. If Susan Bysiewicz grew up in Wisconsin and had the same professional experience she’s had in Connecticut – she’d be eligible to run for the Office of Attorney General.  The same would hold true if her driver’s license was issued by the State of … Read more

Martha Dean Should Know Better

by Ryan McKeen I’ve come to expect this kind of thing from the comments section on the Courant. Every article that mentions Ross Garber inevitably results in ignorant comments about how he represented Governor Rowland (not true) and that he’s a scumbag for doing so (also not true). Worse comments about lawyers occur whenever there’s … Read more

Bysiewicz Hearing Scheduled For Friday

by Ryan McKeen A hearing is scheduled for 2:00 on Friday, March 5th in Bysiewicz v. DiNardo. The judicial branch does not show appearances for either Nancy DiNardo or the Connecticut Democrats. Both parties have until Friday to file an appearance or risk being defaulted. Defendants commonly wait until the last minute to file appearances … Read more

What Is A Declaratory Judgment in CT?

by Ryan McKeen A declaratory judgment is an extraordinary remedy in Connecticut. Ordinarily Connecticut courts deal with events that have already happened. From crimes to car accidents….courts resolve conflicts for events that have already occurred or are ongoing. Courts usually hear cases where an actual loss has occurred. On the other hand, a declaratory judgment … Read more

My Guess As To Bysiewicz’s Legal Strategy

by Ryan McKeen It’s now being widely reported that Susan Bysiewicz will seek a declaratory judgment on her candidacy for attorney general. This is just my guess. I may or may not be more accurate than the weatherman was last week. Here’s what I think she’ll do: 1. Hire Attorney Wesley Horton to represent her.  … Read more

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