Old Saybrook Man Nominated As Connecticut Superior Court Judge

HARTFORD, CT — Gov. Ned Lamont has announced that he is nominating 22 Connecticut residents to fill vacancies as judges on the Connecticut Superior Court. The court currently has 59 vacancies.

One of the nominees is Kevin M. Shay, 47, of Old Saybrook. Shay graduated from the University of Notre Dame and earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law.

He currently serves as a senior assistant state’s attorney assigned to the Judicial District of Middlesex, and as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Prior to his government service, Shay was a staff attorney for Connecticut Legal Services, and an associate in the Litigation Department of Nutter, McClennen and Fish, LLP in Boston, MA.

This is the second class of Superior Court nominations made by Governor 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 in a statement. “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.”