Michael Shea | |
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| Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
| Assumed office November 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Stefan R. Underhill |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
| Assumed office December 7, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Christopher F. Droney |
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| Born | Michael Peter Shea (1967-04-17)April 17, 1967 (age 58) Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Amherst College (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Michael Peter Shea[1] (born April 17, 1967)[2] is thechief United States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Born in April 1967 inHartford, Connecticut, Shea received hisBachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, in 1989 fromAmherst College. He received hisJuris Doctor in 1993 fromYale Law School. He served as alaw clerk to United States Circuit JudgeJames L. Buckley of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1993 to 1994. He worked at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP as an associate and then joined Day Pitney as an associate in 1998 and became a partner in that firm in 2003. At Day Pitney, he chaired the firm's Appellate Practice Group, while also representing individuals, non-profits and corporations in civil and criminal cases. In private practice, he argued twenty civil and criminal appeals in state and federal courts.[3][4]
On February 2, 2012, PresidentBarack Obama nominated Shea to be United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.[3] He was nominated to a seat vacated by JudgeChristopher F. Droney, who was elevated to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on December 1, 2011. He received a hearing before theSenate Judiciary Committee on March 28, 2012 and his nomination was reported to the floor on April 26, 2012, by a 15–3 vote, with SenatorsLee,Coburn andCornyn casting the no votes.[5][6] The Senate confirmed his nomination on December 5, 2012, by a 72–23 vote.[7] He received his commission on December 7, 2012. He became chief judge on November 1, 2022.[4]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Connecticut 2012–present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Connecticut 2022–present | |