New Class Of CT Judges, Magistrates Has Glastonbury Connection

GLASTONBURY, CT — Gov. Ned Lamont Tuesday swore in the newest class of Superior Court judges and family support magistrates and the ceremony had a Glastonbury 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 Moira Buckley, 53, of Glastonbury. She received her law degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law. Before her confirmation as a Superior Court judge, she was an assistant federal defender in the Office of the Federal Defender for the District of Connecticut.

Buckley has practiced criminal defense law in state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels for more than 25 years. She practiced in the private and public sectors.

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