Politics & Government

Canton Judge Nominated for CT Appellate Court

Governor recommends Michael Sheldon for post

Canton resident Judge Michael Sheldon is one of two nominees Gov. Dannel Malloy recommended for appointment to the Connecticut Appellate Court today.

Sheldon has served on the Connecticut Superior Court since 1991,working in numerous courts, including in Litchfield, Waterbury and New Britain and currently in Hartford’s Superior Court Civil Division.  He has taught at the University of Connecticut’s School of Law since 1976, where he reinstated and directed the Criminal Clinic and currently co-teaches Law & Forensic Science with Dr. Henry Lee and Dr. Albert Harper. 

For the past 10 years, Judge Sheldon has served as Vice Chair of the Connecticut-Pskov Rule of Law Partnership, which conducts yearly educational programs with and for Russian judges and lawyers from Pskov, Russia.  In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Community Partners in Action (formerly the Connecticut Prison Association).  Sheldon graduated from Yale Law School and lives in Canton with his wife, Diane.

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“Judge Sheldon has distinguished himself in both the academic world and on the bench,” Malloy said in a news release. “His reputation in the legal community and among his judicial colleagues is stellar. He tackles both large and small cases with the same level of dedication, insight and attention, and those attributes will serve the citizens of the state well when he is on the Appellate Court.”

Malloy also nominated Sybil Richards, Deputy Corporation Counsel for the City of Stamford.

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Both nominations will be forwarded to the General Assembly and acted upon by the Judiciary Committee.  If confirmed by the Judiciary Committee, Sheldon and Richards would serve in their new positions on an interim basis until the beginning of the next regular session of the General Assembly, when the entire legislature would vote on their nominations.


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