Draft:John R. Thim

John R. Thim (April 29, 1902 – December 6, 1988) was a justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1966 to 1972.

Born in New Haven, Thim entered the practice of law there in 1926, and was also a judge of the Hamden Town Court from 1941 to 1951.

"He was a member of the state House of Representatives from Hamden from 1945 to 1949 and served as Speaker of the House in 1945".

he was a member of the New Haven County Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Connecticut State Bar Association, the Elks Club and the New Haven Country Club.

He married Mary Flom, with whom he had a daughter and three sons.