West Hartford Resident Nominated For Judgeship

WEST HARTFORD, CT — A West Hartford resident is among the latest round of nominees to fill vacancies for judgeships on the Connecticut Superior Court, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced on Thursday. The announcement of five new nominees comes in addition to the 11 nominations Malloy made on Tuesday. Two West Hartford residents were included in that round of nominations.

While these nominations represent only a fraction of the 42 vacancies that currently exist in the Superior Court, these judges will provide critical judicial capacity in performing the essential duties of the court system, Malloy said in a statement.

In addition to those announced so far this week, Malloy intends to make further judicial nominations for the Superior Court in the coming days.

Malloy’s nominations for the Superior Court include:

James Sicilian of West Hartford: Sicilian is General Counsel for the law firm of Day Pitney LLP in Hartford – a position he has held since 2014. He has worked for the firm since 1982, first as an associate and then as a partner in 1989. Throughout his career at Day Pitney, he has been engaged in a commercial trial practice, primarily in the state and federal courts in Connecticut. Previously, he worked as a law clerk from 1981 to 1982 for the Honorable Thomas J. Meskill of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Sicilian has also served on several boards, including as a member of the Board of the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Bar Foundation, as a member of the Board of Directors for Community Partners in Action, and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Business and Industry Association. He is a graduate of Bucknell University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Economics, and the University of Connecticut School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor degree.

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