Trin Alum Promoted to Bench

Trinity alum Glenn A Woods '75 was just nominated to the Superior Court Bench of Connecticut by Governor M. Jodi Rell. His term as a judge would begin on Tuesday, Feb. 24, succeeding the Honorable Robert F. McWeeny. Woods has been the Assistant Attorney General for Connecticut since 1991, serving as Department Head of the Workers Compensation Department."I'm very honored and very flattered that I was selected," said Woods. "I really appreciate this opportunity and this selection by the Governor."

"We are all very proud that our distinguished alumnus has been named to the Supreme Court Bench," said President James F. Jones, Jr. "This is an honor justly deserved and should give each of us some strong sense of relief that individuals of his stature are being nominated to serve in positions as important as this."

Woods graduated from Trinity with a B.A. in Political Science. While at Trinity College he played Basketball and was a member of the Trinity Coalition of Blacks. "[Trinity] prepared me to look at the world in a wider perspective, to consider both sides of any issue of any story, to fully think and engage in any issue," Woods said.

"Trinity has a relatively small alumni body...but the influence Trinity alumni have on every facet of our world goes way beyond their numerical number, as is the case with Justice Woods," said Jones.

[Ninna Gaensler-Debs contributed to this article.]