This year's award recipient is Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy.

The UConn Health Center is at the center of Bioscience Connecticut, a plan introduced by Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy and approved by the Connecticut General Assembly in 2011.

On August 8, 2006 John DeStefano defeated Mayor Dannel Malloy ( D-Stamford ) in the Connecticut Democratic Primary for Governor, becoming the Democratic Party's official candidate, with running Lieutenant Governor running mate Mary Messina Glassman.

## Governor of Connecticut ( Dan Malloy )

* 2010 Connecticut Governor: Democrat Dan Malloy over Republican Tom Foley.

On November 9, 2009, Rell announced she would not seek re-election in 2010, and she was succeeded by current Governor Dan Malloy.

In July 2012, Governor Malloy announced that 5 weekend round trips would be extended to New London beginning in April 2013.

Sullivan was chosen as Commissioner of the Department of Revenue Services by Governor Dannell Malloy and assumed this position as of January 5, 2011.

A Cabinet is nominated by the Premier and appointed by the Governor.

However, in 1848 the Earl of Elgin, the then Governor General, appointed a Cabinet nominated by the majority party of the Legislative Assembly, the Baldwin-Lafontaine coalition that had won elections in January.

The nominated politician is then invited by the Governor of Tasmania to act as their principal adviser.

Seven of the thirteen members were elected, the others were nominated by the Governor.

The Democratic-Republicans nominated New York's Governor Clinton to replace Federalist John Adams as vice president, but Adams won.

* July 16 – Former California Governor and actor Ronald Reagan is nominated for U. S. President, at the

* June 29 – 1928 Democratic National Convention: At the Democratic National Convention in Houston, New York Governor Alfred E. Smith becomes the first Catholic nominated by a major political party for President of the United States.

When the Republicans in June 1896 nominated former Ohio Governor William McKinley for president and passed at his request a platform strongly supporting the gold standard, a number of " Silver Republicans " walked out of the convention.

Seeking a New Englander for a running mate, the caucus initially chose New Hampshire governor John Langdon to balance the ticket, but after Langdon declined due to his age, a second caucus nominated Governor Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts for the Vice Presidency, which had been vacant since George Clinton's death a month earlier.

In March 1816, Democratic-Republican congressmen in caucus nominated Monroe for President and New York Governor Daniel D. Tompkins for Vice President.

The Republicans nominated Senator Warren G. Harding, a former newspaper man ; in turn, the Democrats chose newspaper publisher and Governor James M. Cox.

Former Illinois Governor Frank Orren Lowden was nominated as Coolidge's running mate, but he declined the honor, a unique event in 20th century political history.

Unpopular incumbent President Harry S. Truman decided not to run, so the Democratic Party instead nominated Governor Adlai Stevenson II of Illinois ; Stevenson had gained a reputation in Illinois as an intellectual and eloquent orator.

Many Southern Democrats were so enraged at this affront to their " way of life " that they formed the Dixiecrat party and nominated their own presidential candidate, Governor Strom Thurmond of South Carolina.

* In the Coen Brothers ' O Brother, Where Art Thou ?, which is loosely based on Homer's Odyssey, Academy Award nominated actor Charles Durning plays Governor Menelaus ' Pappy ' O ' Daniel.

This caused such a wave of indignation among the electorate, that he was nominated for Governor by the " People's Party ", and was re-elected governor, against the official candidate of the Democratic-Republican Party, fellow canal commissioner Samuel Young.

In 1998, she was nominated for a Governor General's Award for her novel L ' Empreinte de l ' ange.

The next year she was nominated for a Governor General's Award for translating the work into English as The Mark of the Angel.

Her last novel, Unless ( 2002 ), was nominated for the 2002 Giller Prize, the Governor General's Award, the Booker Prize and the 2003 Orange Prize for Fiction.

In 1990 Mulroney nominated Ray Hnatyshyn, an MP from Saskatoon and a former Cabinet minister, to be Governor General ( 1990 – 1995 ).

On August 20, 1974, after having previously considered Melvin R. Laird and George H. W. Bush, President Ford nominated former New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller to succeed him as Vice President.

In 1834, Seward was nominated as the Whig candidate for Governor of New York, but he lost the election to the incumbent Democrat William L. Marcy.

Illinois Governor Frank Lowden was nominated, but declined.

Coolidge nominated Parks to be Governor of Alaska Territory on February 14, 1925 and the new governor took his oath of office on June 17, 1925.

A capable and well-liked reformer, he was nominated for the presidency by the Democratic party while serving as Governor.

* Neil Hartigan, former Illinois Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor, and a judge of the Illinois Appellate Court

Governor Paterson's directive cited the Appellate Division decision in the Martinez case, as well as several lower court rulings.

Under the plan, the Appellate Judicial Commission submits the names of three nominees to the Governor.

To have applied statewide the decisions of the two cases heard in Superior Court, in my opinion, would have placed us clearly out of compliance with the Wagner-Peyser Act and would have immediately opened the way for the Secretary of Labor, were he so inclined, to notify the Governor of such noncompliance, set a date for hearing, and issue his finding.

Mackenzie chose the following jurists to be appointed as justices of the Supreme Court of Canada by the Governor General:

The ceremony was presided over by Governor Bill Richardson and New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles W. Daniels.

He served as the 36th Governor of New York ( 1907 – 1910 ), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ( 1910 – 1916 ), United States Secretary of State ( 1921 – 1925 ), a judge on the Court of International Justice ( 1928 – 1930 ), and the 11th Chief Justice of the United States ( 1930 – 1941 ).

Salmon P. Chase, class of 1826, was an American politician: Senator from Ohio, Governor of Ohio, Secretary of the Treasury under Abraham Lincoln, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

The trial, for which Allen hired Jared Ingersoll to represent the grantholder interest, began in July 1770, pitting Allen against politically powerful New York grant-holders, including New York's Lieutenant Governor Colden, James Duane ( who was prosecuting the case ), and Robert Livingston, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ( who was presiding over the case ).

The Senior Magistrate ( SM ) is appointed by the Governor and presides over the Magistrates ' Court, which again has no jury.

The Governor General appoints the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on the advice of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition.

Of the ten Australians appointed since 1965, Lord Casey, Sir Paul Hasluck and Bill Hayden were former federal parliamentarians ; Sir John Kerr was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales ; Sir Ninian Stephen and Sir William Deane were appointed from the bench of the High Court ; Sir Zelman Cowen was a vice-chancellor of the University of Queensland and constitutional lawyer ; Peter Hollingworth was the Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane ; and Major-General Michael Jeffery was a retired military officer and former Governor of Western Australia.

The constitution act stipulates that: " Before assuming office, a person appointed to be Governor shall take the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance and the Oath or Affirmation of Office in the presence of the Chief Justice or another Judge of the Supreme Court.

Furthermore, if the Lieutenant Governor becomes incapacitated while serving in the office of Governor, the next most senior judge of the Supreme Court is sworn in as the Administrator.

The other High and Appeal Court Judges are the Second Deemster, Deputy Deemster and Judge of Appeal, all of whom are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.

St-Laurent chose the following jurists to be appointed as justices of the Supreme Court of Canada by the Governor General:

The current board consists of 43 members elected to five-year terms, 25 life members who vote until their 75th birthday, 3 elected officers ( President, Treasurer, and Secretary ), and 4 ex officio members ( the president of the alumni association, the Governor of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Secretary of Education, and the Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ).

The Governor General appoints the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on the advice of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition.

As part of Perth's role as the capital of Western Australia, the state's Parliament and Supreme Court are located within the city, as well as Government House, the residence of the Governor of Western Australia.

Bennett chose the following jurists to be appointed as justices of the Supreme Court of Canada by the Governor General:

The Governor General appoints the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on the advice of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition.

In 1910, New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes, shortly before becoming a Supreme Court Justice, spoke out against the income tax amendment.

District Court judges are appointed by the President, while Superior Court and Supreme Court judges are appointed by the Governor.