Hartford Judge Requests Transfer After Incident

POSTED: 2:15 pm EDT October 10, 2008
UPDATED: 5:01 pm EDT October 10, 2008


GLASTONBURY, Conn. -- A Hartford judge was arrested on DUI charges after she struck a state trooper’s vehicle Thursday night.

Curtissa Cofield, a judge in the Hartford Community Court System, was driving on Route 2 just before 11 p.m. when her BMW struck the trooper’s vehicle that was part of the construction pattern on the road, police said.

Both vehicles suffered minor damage, police said.

Police said Cofield requested a transfer to the civil court Friday because of the pending case.

The chief court administrator approved the request, effective next week.

Action, if any, will come from the Judicial Review Council, authorities said. The council is made up of legislators, judges and lawyers.

Authorities said the council can take action on cases if a complaint is made or it can decide on its own to act.

As of Friday afternoon, the Judicial Review Council hadn’t made any decisions or taken any action.


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