Shea, Michael Peter Born 1967 in Hartford, CT Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut Nominated by Barack Obama on February 2, 2012, to a seat vacated by Christopher Fitzgerald Droney. Confirmed by the Senate on December 5, 2012, and received commission on December 7, 2012. Education: Amherst College, B.A., 1989 Yale Law School, J.D., 1993 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. James Buckley, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1993-1994 Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1994-1995, 1998 Private practice, Brussels, Belgium, 1995-1998 Private practice, Hartford, Connecticut, 1998-2012