Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Joette Katz shocked many insiders by deciding to give up a virtual lifetime appointment on the bench in order to become the commissioner of a very troubled agency.
Running the Department of Children and Families has often been called the toughest job in state government - a thankless task that has chewed up many commissioners through the years at an agency that oversees the care of abused and neglected children.
When asked why she was doing it, Katz responded, "You mean, have I seen my psychiatrist this morning?''
The Courant's Jon Lender has the details at http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-katz-nominated-dcf-chief-1201-20101130,0,7035130.story?page=2