Judge Fenlator is an Administrative Law Judge for the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission.  She was appointed by Governor Ned Lamont in 2023, and currently serves in the 6th District of the Commission in New Britain, Connecticut. 

Judge Fenlator is originally from Westmoreland, Jamaica, and grew up in Hartford, CT.  She attended Hartford Public Schools and graduated from Enrico Fermi High School in Enfield.

The first in her family to attend a four-year university, Judge Fenlator attended the University of Connecticut in Storrs, and received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She went on to study law at UConn Law, and earned her Juris Doctorate in 2011.

Since 2011 and prior to her appointment as a Judge, Judge Fenlator was a practicing litigation attorney in various courts throughout Connecticut. Her primary focus was litigation- defending corporations, transportation and hospital service providers and insurers against personal injury and workers’ compensation claims.  

Judge Fenlator was named in the 2024 class of the Connecticut Bar Foundation James W. Cooper Fellows, recognizing her outstanding professional career and devotion to the advancement of the legal profession. 

Judge Fenlator will be providing valuable insights regarding her personal experience as a first generation college student, and her path to Judgeship.