Norwich attorney among 13 Superior Court judge nominees
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Wednesday that he was nominating 13 Connecticut attorneys to become Superior Court judges, including Ernest Green Jr. of Norwich, a public defender.
"One of my most important duties as governor has been to nominate a selection of qualified and diverse judicial nominees who possess the qualities that mirror the residents of our state while also meeting the high principles and integrity that our citizens deserve," Malloy said in a news release. "It is a careful, meticulous process because we want to ensure that the men and women who sit on our bench will serve our state with distinction, fairness, competence, ethics, and above all, respect for the people of Connecticut."
Malloy said he would be making up to four additional appointments in the coming days.
Green has been with the state's Division of Public Defender Services since 2003 and has been a senior assistant public defender since 2014. He currently is assigned to the Geographic Area 11 courthouse in Danielson.
Green also serves as the chief public defender's designee to the state's Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparity in the Criminal Justice System. He is a graduate of Brown University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in American civilization, the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a Master of Science and Ph.D. in human sexuality education, and the University of Connecticut School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor degree.
He could not immediately be reached for comment.
The other nominees include Barry F. Armata of Suffield, a partner at the law firm of Brown, Paindiris & Scott LLP in Hartford; Matthew J. Budzik of East Haddam, an assistant attorney general in charge of the finance division, and John L. Cordani of Wolcott, a partner with the law firm of Carmody, Torrance, Sandak & Hennesey.
Also, Matthew D. Gordon of West Hartford, owner and managing partner of Matthew Dallas Gordon LLC, a five-member law firm; Kimberly A. Knox of West Hartford, a principal at the law firm of Horton, Shields & Knox PC in Hartford, focusing on appellate litigation in the Connecticut Appellate Courts and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Also, Margaret M. Murphy of West Hartford, who is serving as legal counsel to the House Democratic caucus; Shari Murphy of North Branford, a partner at the law firm of Keyes & Murphy in Branford, and Tammy Nguyen-O'Dowd of Bloomfield, an assistant attorney general.
Also, W. Glen Pierson of Hamden, a principal attorney at the law firm of Loughlin FitzGerald PC in Wallingford; Walter M. Spader Jr. of North Haven, an attorney at the Marcus Law Firm in North Branford; Elizabeth J. Stewart of Hamden, a partner at the law firm of Murtha Cullina LLP in New Haven, and Thomas J. Welch of Shelton, a partner at the law firm of Welch, Teodosio & Stanek LLC in Shelton.
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