U.S. District Judge Ellen Bree Burns has been called a lot of things during her four-decade career on the bench. Lawyers who appear before her almost uniformly describe her as smart, fair and even-tempered. Now, upon announcing her retirement, she’s being called both an icon and a pioneer.
Burns, who is 91, became the first woman to serve on the federal bench in Connecticut after being nominated in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter. She was the chief judge for the District of Connecticut from 1988 until 1992, after which she took senior status. But in the past two decades, she’s barely slowed down.
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