Avon Man Nominated As State Superior Court Judge

EAST HARTFORD, CT — An East Hartford man has been nominated to serve as a Connecticut Superior Court judge, according to a statement from Gov. Ned Lamont.

Lamont announced Wednesday that he was nominating Judge Joan K. Alexander of Cromwell to serve as an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court; Judge Hope C. Seeley of Coventry to serve as a judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court; and 11 other jurists to serve as judges of the Connecticut Superior Court.

There are currently 60 judicial vacancies on the Superior Court. The 11 nominations to that court announced Wednesday come in addition to 22 others that were announced in February. All of those nominations are currently pending confirmation by the state legislature.

Scott R. Chadwick, 59, of East Hartford, is among the nominees. Chadwick graduated from Western New England University and obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law. He is currently the probate judge for the District of East Hartford and a partner with Ford & Paulekas LLP, where his practice is focused on civil litigation matters.