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Shea, Michael P.
Born 1967 in Hartford, CT
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the 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. Served as chief judge, 2022-present.
Education:
Amherst College, B.A., 1989
Yale Law School, J.D., 1993
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the 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. Served as chief judge, 2022-present.
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