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Chase T. Rogers, former Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, was recognized by the Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information (CCFOI) for bringing greater openness to the state's court system. At the CCFOI annual meeting, she was presented with the Bice Clemow Award, named after one of the organization's founders, the late editor of the West Hartford News and a proponent of Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act that became law in 1975. Rogers, who served as Chief Justice from 2007 to 2018, is credited with embedding a culture of openness and transparency in the judicial branch.