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Board of Directors

CBF Board members are a committed and diverse group of professionals who are passionate about bridging the civil legal access to justice gap for Connecticut residents experiencing low-income. 

Our mission is to facilitate systemic change that advances civil justice for all, regardless of power or resources, to achieve a more just and equitable society.

Hon. Victoria Woodin Chavey (Immediate Past President)

Hon. Victoria Woodin Chavey (Immediate Past President)

The Honorable Victoria Woodin Chavey is a Connecticut Superior Court Judge. 

Immediately prior to her judicial appointment, Judge Chavey provided mediation, arbitration and corporate investigation services through Chavey Legal Services LLC. 

She spent over a decade as a Principal at Jackson Lewis P.C., where she was a trial lawyer representing employers in employment disputes, and previously was a Partner at Day Pitney LLP. She clerked for Chief Justice Ellen A. Peters of the Connecticut Supreme Court and the Hon. Thomas J. Meskill of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. 

She received her A.B., cum laude, from Dartmouth College and earned her J.D., summa cum laude, from Boston University School of Law.

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