✍🏾: @tiff.chey
#TaShunBowdenLewis is breaking barriers by becoming the first Black woman appointed as Connecticut’s chief public defender within a division that annually represents clients in more than 100,000 criminal, child protection, delinquency defense, and family support cases.
“I do want our clients and our families to understand that we’re in the trenches with them. We support them,” Bowden-Lewis told Hartford Courant.
She expressed how she understands the importance of being the first Black woman to hold the job due to showcasing representation within her client’s cases.
Bowden-Lewis grew up in Norwalk and earned her law degree from Quinnipiac University. She began her career working as a temporary assistant law clerk in New Haven before joining the Connecticut Division of Public Defender Services. Bowden-Lewis has worked in the New Haven and Waterbury courts, most recently serving as the public defender’s office supervisor for the Waterbury Judicial District.
TaShun Bowden-Lewis is pursuing her dream and assisting her community in receiving justice, as her hard work has allowed her to enter her new role and flourish in greatness. She is doing her best to allow those of color to see her and feel at ease with her assistance navigating the criminal justice system, showcasing that great power comes with great responsibility.
She is leaving a legacy and opening doors for other young black women as they should never give up on their dreams because hard work does pay off in the long run.
Congratulations! #BWLM💕
