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About 100 of Grogins' friends and colleagues mingled at the event. Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch and state Sens. Ed Gomes and Marilyn Moore were among the attendees at the event. Also present was state Rep. Steve Stafstrom, who was elected in February as Grogins' successor in Bridgeport’s 129th District.
Grogins was nominated to become a state Superior Court judge in January by Gov. Dannel Malloy and was confirmed later that month by the General Assembly.
A Democrat who owns her own law practice, she has nearly a quarter century of experience in civil and criminal litigation in state and federal courts.
In her 24 years of legal practice, Grogins has served more than 400 clients on issues such as criminal law and appeals, personal injury law, family law, real estate, contract and employee cases.
She has represented numerous defendants in post-conviction cases for those involving claims of innocence or ineffective legal representation.
“Auden is a dedicated public servant who cares deeply about her community. In both private and public capacities, she’s spent a career serving those who need representation. Her breadth of legal knowledge is exceptional, and I know she will do an outstanding job,” Malloy said in nominating her. “Auden has earned the respect of her colleagues not only in the legal community, but also in the General Assembly.”
First elected to the General Assembly in 2008, Grogins previously served on the Bridgeport City Council, starting in 1991. She was elected to the Bridgeport Board of Education in 2003 and elected president of the Board in 2005.
She has a law degree from Quinnipiac University and a bachelor's degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology.
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