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{{Short description|American judge}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name                      = Christine Vertefeuille
|office                    = Senior Justice of the [[Connecticut Supreme Court]]
|term_start                = June 1, 2010
|term_end                  =
|office1                   = Associate Justice of the [[Connecticut Supreme Court]]
|appointer1                = [[John G. Rowland]]
|term_start1               = January 3, 2000
|term_end1                 = June 1, 2010
|predecessor1              = [[Robert I. Berdon]]
|successor1                = [[Dennis G. Eveleigh]]
|birth_date                = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1950|12|10}}}}
|birth_place               = [[New Britain, Connecticut]], U.S.
|death_date                =
|death_place               =
|education                 = [[Trinity College (Connecticut)|Trinity College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Connecticut School of Law|University of Connecticut]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
}}
'''Christine Siegrist Vertefeuille'''<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinamerica0000unse_i4q1/page/1088/mode/2up|title=Who's Who in American Law, 2005-2006|year=2005|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|page=1089}}</ref> (born December 10, 1950) is a Senior Justice of the [[Connecticut Supreme Court]].
== Life ==
She is a [[Connecticut]] native, born in [[New Britain, Connecticut]]. She graduated from [[Trinity College (Connecticut)|Trinity College]] with a Bachelor of Arts in [[Political Science]] in 1972 and the [[University of Connecticut School of Law]] with a [[Juris Doctor]] in 1975.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Justice Christine S. Vertefeuille - Biography|url=https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/justice10.html|access-date=2021-12-12|website=www.jud.ct.gov}}</ref>
Vertefeuille began her career as a judge with her 1989 appointment to the [[Connecticut Superior Court]]. During her tenure as a Superior Court Judge, she presided over the Connecticut silicone gel breast implant cases (1993–99). In addition, Vertefeuille served as the Administrative Judge in the Waterbury Judicial District (1994–99) and as a Complex Litigation Judge (1999).
Vertefeuille was appointed a Judge of the [[Connecticut Appellate Court]] on September 13, 1999. On January 3, 2000, Vertefeuille was appointed a justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Christine S Vertefeuille, Supreme Court of Connecticut: Profile and Biography|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/6371998|access-date=2021-12-12|website=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref> succeeding Justice Robert I. Berdon, who retired by law. She served as the Administrative Judge of the Appellate System from June 1, 2000, to July 31, 2006. In 2010, Vertefeuille announced her decision to retire and assume Senior Status. Governor M. Jodi Rell appointed Superior Court Judge Dennis Eveleigh to succeed her.
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/justice10.html Biography at State of Connecticut Judicial Branch]
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