After completing law school, he worked as a law clerk for the Honorable Frederick L. Brown of the Massachusetts Appeals Court from 2004 to 2005. Prior to his appointment, Mullins was a prosecutor for the Appellate Bureau, Division of Criminal Justice, in Rocky Hill, Connecticut and an assistant attorney general in the Child Protection Division in Hartford.[2]
On January 19, 2012 Mullins was nominated to the Superior Court.[4] Upon his appointment to the Superior Court, his nomination faced criticism because at the time, at 33, he was the second-youngest person ever to be nominated for a state judgeship.[5] He was confirmed in February 2012.[6]
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On March 14, 2014 Mullins nominated to the Connecticut Appellate Court to seat vacated by Stuart D. Bear who faced mandatory retirement.[7][8] He was confirmed by the Connecticut General Assembly on April 25, 2014. He assumed office on May 6, 2014.[9]
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On October 4, 2017 Mullins was one of two nominations made to the Connecticut Supreme Court.[10] He was confirmed and sworn into office on November 1, 2017.[11]
On May 21, 2024, Richard A. Robinson announced that he intended to retire as Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, effective September 6, 2024.[14] On August 29, 2024, Governor Ned Lamont nominated Mullins to replace Robinson.[15] Mullins' nomination was approved by the Connecticut legislature's judiciary committee on September 30, 2024, allowing him to assume the position of chief justice on an acting basis.[16]
References
^ ab"Kudos". The Middletown Press. Middletown, Connecticut. 30 June 2001. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
