NORWALK, Conn. – The Rev. Dr. Lindsay Curtis has been named to the state’s Judicial Selection Commission effective immediately. The appointment expires April 9, 2018.
“The Judicial Selection Commission has a substantial task and it is one Dr. Curtis is well-suited for, said Sen. Bob Duff (D-Norwalk/Darien), who announced the appointment Wednesday, in a press release. “He will be a wise and steady voice as the commission deliberates on judicial nominations. I wish him good luck.”
“I will endeavor to serve to the best of my ability in this role, and I look forward to working with the other members of the commission toward the common goal of finding and submitting to the governor the brightest and the best to serve as Judges across our state,” said Curtis.
A Chicago native, Curtis currently serves as senior pastor of the 121-year-old Grace Baptist Church in Norwalk. He has a B.S. in business administration from the University of Illinois and a doctor of divinity degree from Eastern Theological Seminary in Lynchburg, Va.
Curtis has served as vice president at large for the Connecticut State Missionary Baptist Convention, member and past president of the Interdenominational Ministers Fellowship and member of the Norwalk Clergy Association.
Additionally, he is a former president of the Norwalk Branch of the NAACP and chairman of the Board of Directors of the Norwalk Children’s Foundation. He also served on the state Legislative Achievement Gap Commission/Task Force.
Curtis is the husband of Janis (Richardson) Curtis, the father of three daughters, two sons and eight grandchildren.
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