Stamford Resident Nominated For CT Superior Court Judge Vacancy

STAMFORD, CT — Gov. Ned Lamont this week announced that he is nominating 22 Connecticut residents to fill vacancies as judges on the Connecticut Superior Court.

One of the nominees, Mary Elizabeth Reid, is from Stamford.

Reid, 54, graduated from the University of Massachusetts and obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law. She is currently the supervisory assistant public defender serving the Norwalk geographical area. Reid has been a public defender appointed to serve that community since 1996, representing accused individuals at al various stages of criminal proceedings. She has been a supervisor of that office since 2001.

This is the second class of Superior Court nominations made by Lamont since he took office in 2019. His first class was made in early 2021 and consisted of 15 judges.

"Our court system works the best when it reflects the diversity, experience, and understanding of the people who live here," Lamont said. "These men and women that I’ve selected to become judges not only have the competence, skills, and proficiency to serve the court with integrity, but come from a variety of backgrounds that provide them with the important shared experiences of the people who will come before them. These nominees have the qualifications that meet the high standards the residents of Connecticut deserve on the bench."

The other nominees are:

• Alyce Alfano, 59, of Suffield
• Stephanie Damiani, 45, of North Haven
• Eric Daniels, 59, of Glastonbury
• Robert Golger, 60, of Trumbull
• Maria del Pilar Gonzalez, 34, of Guilford
• Christopher Griffin, 39, of Glastonbury
• Wendy Grispin, 55, of Danbury
• Jassette Ann-Marie Henry, 55, of Hebron
• Scott M. Jones, 55, of Hamden
• Tara Knight, 56, of New Haven
• Elizabeth Leaming, 54, of Hebron
• Erik T. Lohr, 52, of Granby
• Christine Perra Rapillo, 56, of Cheshire
• Cherie Phoenix-Sharpe, 41, of Hamden
• Charles Reed, 58, of Hamden
• John F. Riley, 58, of Hamden
• Amir Shaikh, 44, of Tolland
• Kevin M. Shay, 47, of Old Saybrook
• Neeta Vatti, 53, of Cheshire
• Joseph Vizcarrondo III, 43, of Wilton
• Matthew Weiner, 43, of Hartford