Stamford St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee Names Grand Marshal

The Stamford St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee has selected its Grand Marshal for the 2016 Parade.

Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court Andrew McDonald will lead the “green” parade through downtown Stamford on March 5. A Stamford native, McDonald attended Stamford public schools, graduated from Cornell University and received his law degree from UConn. He was appointed Associate Justice in 2013 after having served is the chief legal advisor to Gov. Dannel Malloy and his cabinet.

McDonald began his legal career in the Stamford office of Pullman and Comley, LLC, and also began his years of public service to the city and the state at the same time. He served on the Stamford Board of Finance and the Board of Representatives before moving to Director of Legal Affairs and Corporation Counsel for then-Mayor Malloy.

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Following the example of his mother, the late state Representative Ann McDonald, McDonald then set his sights on Hartford and was elected to the state Senate, where he served for eight years and headed the Senate Judiciary Committee, before joining the governor’s cabinet.

In addition to leading the parade, McDonald will be honored at the Grand Marshal’s dinner on March 4, at the Stamford Sheraton Hotel.

For more information on the parade and dinner, contact Michael Feighan at 203-614-9448 or email: info@stamfordstpatricksdayparade.com.

Photo: Associate Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Andrew McDonald. Credit: Connecticut Judicial Branch.