Angelo G. Santaniello (May 28, 1924 – March 1, 2015)"Santaniello, Angelo", ''Hartford Courant'' (March 4, 2015), p. B13. was a justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1985 to 1987.

Early life, education, and military service

Born in New London, Connecticut, Santaniello graduated from the

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in 1942 and served in the United States Navy during World War II. He received his undergraduate degree from the

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in 1946, and "embarked on what he thought would be a career as a math teacher", but with his father's encouragement he then chose to pursue a career in law, receiving his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1950.

Legal career

He entered the private practice of law, first as a solo practitioner, nad this in partnernership with C. Robert Satti. Entering public service, he served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in the New London Police Court for four years, and was then appointed Circuit Court judge in 1966, and judge of Common Pleas in 1971. In 1973, he was elevated to a seat as a Superior Court Judge, and in 1985, Governor

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elevated Santaniello to a seat on the state supreme court. Santaniello served until he reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 in 1994, after which he served as a State Trial Judge Referee until his retirement in 2010.

Personal life and death

Santaniello was married twice, first to Catherine Driscoll, who predeceased him, and then to Kay Cooper. He had two daughters and a son. Santaniello died at his home in Pawcatuck, Connecticut, at the age of 90.

References

Justices of the Connecticut Supreme Court 1924 births 2015 deaths People from New London, Connecticut United States Navy personnel of World War II College of the Holy Cross alumni Georgetown University Law Center alumni American people of Italian descent {{Connecticut-state-judge-stub