New Class Of CT Judges, Magistrates Has Danbury Connection

DANBURY, CT — Gov. Ned Lamont Tuesday swore in the newest class of Superior Court judges and family support magistrates and the ceremony had a Danbury connection.

Lamont nominated the judges and magistrates in March, and the General Assembly confirmed them during the legislative session.

Sworn in as a judge was Thomas J. Saadi , 53, of Danbury. He is a WCSU and Quinnipiac graduate, a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, and former commissioner of the Connecticut State Department of Veterans Affairs. Saadi also spent 15 years as a Connecticut assistant attorney general and special prosecutor, and has 18 years of continuous service in the Army Reserve as a judge advocate, providing legal support from the company to division levels.