We are deeply saddened by the passing of Justice David Marshall Borden. Justice Borden was a wonderful jurist and kind human being with a sharp acumen and a wonderful sense of humor. He was always prepared and would, through his questioning at oral argument, get right to the nub of an appeal. To get at the nub, he had a penchant for asking brilliant hypothetical questions. You can hear him asking with amusement as he smiled and squinted his eyes, “I hear what you are saying. But let’s assume…” When asked by a Connecticut Bar Association group how he wanted to be remembered, he answered “as someone who was intellectually honest.”
Justice Borden was one of the original members of the Appellate Court and he sat on the Supreme Court for 19 years. He wrote several hundred scholarly appellate opinions. His impact on the jurisprudence in this land of steady habits is enormous. He was deeply respected by the bench and the bar. He was devoted to public service most of his life and heavily involved in the community, serving on the boards of directors of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and Justice Education Center.
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