At the start of this year’s session of the Connecticut legislature, momentum for judicial reform was mounting. It seemed unthinkable that lawmakers would take no action in the wake of the controversy surrounding former Supreme Court Chief Justice William J. Sullivan. But despite seemingly ideal conditions, the unthinkable has become reality.

So what happened during the five-month session that stopped lawmakers from mandating more legislative oversight of the court system? What blunted the charge of crusaders such as Rep. Michael P. Lawlor, D-East Haven, and Sen. Andrew J. McDonald, D-Stamford?

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