Ellen Ash Peters
Ellen Peters | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court | |
| In office 1984–1996 | |
| Appointed by | William A. O'Neill |
| Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court | |
| In office 1978–2000 | |
| Appointed by | Ella Tambussi Grasso |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ellen Asch March 21, 1930 Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany |
| Died | April 17, 2024 (aged 94) West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College (BA) Yale University (LLB) |
Ellen Ash Peters (March 21, 1930 – April 17, 2024) was an American lawyer and judge. She was appointed to the Connecticut Supreme Court in 1978. She was the first woman appointed to that court.