Governor Nominates Vernon Attorney for Judgeship

VERNON, CT — A partner in a Vernon law firm is among 11 nominees of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for judgeships on the Connecticut Superior Court, as the governor looks to fill 42 vacancies that currently exist.

Suzanne E. Caron, a Bloomfield resident, is a partner with Caron & Parris LLC in Vernon, where since 2006 her practice has focused on family law, collaborative divorce, mediation, personal injury, and attorney disciplinary proceedings. From 1988 to 2006, she worked as a partner with Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela LLP in Vernon, as a litigation attorney with practice emphasis upon family law, personal injury, attorney disciplinary proceedings, and zoning and land use appeals. She has also worked as an Adjunct Professor with the University of Connecticut School of Law, teaching first-year law students in a lawyering process course.

Throughout her legal career, Caron has provided pro bono service to a number of organizations, including Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut from 1988 to 2012, where she represented indigent clients in dissolution proceedings; the juvenile court from 1988 to 1996, where she represented children and parents in abuse/neglect proceedings; and Hartford Interval House from 1989 to 2014, where she represented victims of domestic violence in custody and dissolution proceedings and restraining order hearings.

She is a graduate of Bates College, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in History, and the University of Connecticut School of Law, where she received her Juris Doctor degree.

“Selecting nominees to fill vacancies in our court system is one of the most important duties that a governor performs – they must possess the qualities that build a stronger, fairer Connecticut for everyone in the long-run,” Malloy said. “I believe that each of these women and men will bring to the bench the diverse qualities that mirror the people of our state while also meeting the high principles and integrity that our citizens deserve.”

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