When a jury summons arrives in the mail, don’t think of ways to get out of it — consider that it’s a way you can give back to our democracy.
Douglas Lavine
The Hon. Douglas Lavine of West Hartford is a judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court. He has been a member of the Connecticut Judiciary since 1993 and on the Appellate Court since 2006. Views expressed in this column are his alone.
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How a judge passes sentence — and why character counts
My guess is that most people have no idea how judges go about sentencing defendants convicted of a crime.
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Why Connecticut needs hate crimes laws
Hate crimes laws are a flat-out statement that society recognizes the deleterious, corrosive impact of hate crimes on our society and victim communities.