Robert Irvin Berdon[1] (December 24, 1929 – October 31, 2019)[2] was a justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from September 4, 1991 to 1999.

[4] In 1970, Berdon ran for and was elected Connecticut State Treasurer, defeating Bridgeport attorney John F. Merchant.

[5] He received national attention during his tenure, first in 1972 when refused to give up his office space at the Capitol, even when an eviction notice was served.

"[6][7] In 1973, he was appointed to the Connecticut Superior Court, and after being passed over for the position by Governor William A. O'Neill following a controversial 1981 ruling requiring the state to pay for abortions for poor women, in 1991 he was elevated to the Connecticut Supreme Court by Governor Lowell Weicker.

[8] Berdon stepped down in 1999 after reaching the mandatory retirement age, but continued working as a state trial referee until 2014.