Background
Speziale, John Albert was born on November 21, 1922 in Winsted, Connecticut, United States. Son of Louis and Mary (Avampato).
Speziale, John Albert was born on November 21, 1922 in Winsted, Connecticut, United States. Son of Louis and Mary (Avampato).
Bachelor in Economics, Duke University, 1943. Juris Doctor, Duke University, 1947.
Clerk Judiciary Committee of Connecticut General Assembly, 1949. Judge Municipal Court, Torrington, Connecticut, 1949-1951. Director Civil Defense, 1951-1952.
Federal attorney OPS, 1951-1952. Member Connecticut State Judicial Council, 1955-1959. Senior partner firm Speziale, Mettling, Lefebre & Burns, Torrington, 1958-1961.
City attorney, 1957-1959. Treasurer State of Connecticut, 1959—1961. Judge Connecticut Court Common Pleas, 1961-1965, Connecticut Superior Court, 1965-1977.
Presiding judge Connecticut Superior Court (Appellate division), 1975-1977, chief judge, 1975-1977, member executive committee, 1975-1984, chairman executive committee, 1977-1981. Justice Connecticut Supreme Court, 1977-1981, chief court administrator, 1978-1981, chief justice, 1981-1984. Senior partner Cummings & Lockwood, Hartford, 1984-1992.
Of counsel, 1992—2003, Stamford, Connecticut, 2003—2005. Attorney trial referee Connecticut, 1986-2005. Member executive committee National Conference State Trial Judges, 1970-1974.
Faculty advisor graduate session National College State Judiciary, University Nevada, 1973. Member Connecticut Judicial Review Council, 1975-1977. Co-chairman planning commission criminal administration Connecticut Justice Commission, 1975-1978.
Member Connecticut Commission on Adult Probation, 1976-1977, Advisory Council on Court Unification, 1976-1978, Connecticut Board Pardons, 1977-1978. Member executive committee National Board Trial Advocacy, 1983-1988, director 1988-2005. Member mediation committee Center Public Resources, 1985-2005.
Chairman State-Federal Relations Committee Conference of Chief Justices, 1983-1984. Chairman advisory board Use of Volunteer Lawyers to Supplement Judicial Resources, National Institute Justice and National Center for State Centers, 1983-1987. Member lawyers committee National Center for State Courts, 1985-1988.
Chairman subcommittee judicial decisions National Association Insurance Commissioners Advisory Committee Environmental Liability Insurance, 1985-1987. Member Panel of Trial and Appellate Judges, Asbestos Claims Facility, 1986-2005. Arbitrator Insurance Arbitration Forums, Inc., 1986-2005, others.
Trustee Connecticut Junior Republic, 1975-1983. Board directors Newington Children's Hospital 1983-1986, corporator 1983-2005. Chairman awards committee Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, 1982, trustee National Council, 1986-2005.
Fellow Private Adjudication Foundation Duke University School Law, 1986-2005. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946, PTO. Fellow American Bar Foundation (life), Connecticut Bar Foundation (charter life fellow, chairman James W. Cooper fellows 1994-1997, John A. Speziale Symposia named in his honor). Member American Bar Association (vice chairman 1984-1986, committee on standards judicial administration judicial administration division), Institute Judicial Administration, American Judicature Society (director 1978-1982), Connecticut Bar Association (committee on alternative dispute resolution 1985-1987, committee on liaison with state courts 1986-1992), Hartford Bar Association, Litchfield County Bar Association, Supreme Court History Society, American Arbitration Association (commercial panel arbitrators 1987-2001, panelist large complex case program 1993-2001), American Federation Musicians (life), Sons of Italy of America, Connecticut State Srs.
Golf Association, Inc., Litchfield County University Club, Torrington Country Club, Unico Club (life), Bear Lakes Country Club (Florida), Knights of Columbus, Phi Beta Kappa.
Son of; married Mary Kocsis, August 12, 1944. Children: John Albert, Marcia Jean.