Three men, three women nominated to Connecticut Superior Court
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January 23, 2012
Connecticut: On Jan. 19, 2012, Gov. Dan Malloy nominated six to fill vacancies on the Connecticut Superior Court. In making his selections, Malloy explained, "Obviously I want to make sure that each of my nominees understand the importance of upholding the law and supporting the Constitution of the state of Connecticut, but...I'm clearly looking for increasing diversity on the bench."[1] The nominees include three women, an Asian-American man (Cole-Chu), an African-American man (Mullins) and a Caucasian man (Povodator). They await confirmation by the Legislature.
The nominees are:
- Leeland J. Cole-Chu, 63, is a partner with the New London firm of Cole-Chu & Cipparone. He has also worked as special counsel to the City of Norwich, general counsel to the Norwich Housing Authority and as a state mediator and arbitrator.
- Anna M. Ficeto, 47, is the Director of the state's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. She has also served as Chief Legal Counsel to former Gov. M. Jodi Rell and has worked in the Departments of Consumer Protection, Public Works and Administrative Services. Prior to that, she practiced with the law firm of Jackson, O'Keefe & Phelan.
- Donna Nelson Heller, 57, works with the firm of Finn Dixon & Herling as the senior partner of the Commercial Litigation Department. She previously practiced with Winthrop Stimson Putnam & Roberts.
- Raheem L. Mullins, the youngest of the nominees at 33, is an Assistant State's Attorney who serves in the appellate division of the Chief State's Attorney's Office. Previously, he was an Assistant Attorney General.
- Maureen McCabe Murphy, 61, is a partner with the New Haven firm of Murphy, Murphy & Nugent. She previously worked as an adjunct professor at the University Connecticut and an associate with Greenfield & Murphy.
- Kenneth B. Povodator, 63, works as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Stamford. He previously practiced with the firms of Friedman, Mellitz & Newman and Zeldes, Needle & Cooper.[1][2]
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