Madison Resident Nominated for Judgeship

MADISON, CT — Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating fourteen state residents including a Madison resident to fill vacancies for judgeships on the Connecticut Superior Court. These announcements come in addition to the elevennominations for the court that the Governor made on Tuesday of last week, and the five he announced last Thursday.

While these nominations represent only a fraction of the 45 vacancies currently in the Superior Court, these 30 nominees will provide critical judicial capacity in performing the essential duties of the court system. The Governor intends to leave a total of 21 positions vacant by the end of his term.

Currently, the bipartisan budget assumes a vacancy of only 12 positions, which means that this plan of action would realize additional, unanticipated budgetary savings by leaving nine funded positions vacant.

“Selecting nominees to fill vacancies in our court system is one of the most important duties that a governor performs – they must possess the qualities that build a stronger, fairer Connecticut for everyone in the long-run,” Governor Malloy said in a news release. “I believe that each of these women and men will bring to the bench the diverse qualities that mirror the people of our state while also meeting the high principles and integrity that our citizens deserve.”

Governor Malloy’s nominations for the Superior Court include:

• Peter A. McShane of Madison: McShane is a State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Middlesex with the State of Connecticut’s Division of Criminal Justice, where since 2011 he has led law enforcement for criminal matters and the prosecution of criminals. Immediately prior to that, he served as Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney in Geographical Area 10 of New London from 2007 to 2011, as Senior Assistant State’s Attorney in the Judicial District of New London from 1994 to 2007, and as Deputy Assistant State’s Attorney in Geographical Area 10 of New London from 1988 to 1994. He also served as a law clerk for the Honorable John J. Daly of the Connecticut Appellate Court from 1987 to 1988. He is a graduate of St. Michaels College in Vermont, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and Boston University School of Law, where he received a Juris Doctor degree.

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