Judge Ellen Burns

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Judge Ellen Burns (Bree)

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Birthplace: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Death: June 03, 2019 (95)
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Vincent Thomas Bree and Mildred Bree
Wife of Joseph P. Burns
Mother of Private; Private and Private
Sister of Marilyn Ramunni

Occupation: Judge
Managed by: Private User
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About Judge Ellen Burns

https://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-br-ellen-bree-burns-first-...

Trailblazing judge Ellen Bree Burns shattered gender barriers in Connecticut's judicial system in the 1970s on her path to become the first female federal judge in the state in 1978.

Burns died Monday afternoon. She was 95.

After almost 40 years on the federal bench, she was the longest serving women in the District of Connecticut history.

Other top attorneys and judges remembered her Tuesday as a talented jurist and even kinder person.

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Judge Ellen Burns's Timeline

1923
December 13, 1923
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
2019
June 3, 2019
Age 95
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States