On March 10, Governor Ned Lamont announced several nominations to fill vacancies in the Connecticut Superior Court Bench. Five of Governor Lamont’s 14 nominations are current CBA members:
Campbell D. Barrett is a partner at Pullman and Comley, where he serves as co-chair of the Family Law and Appellate practice groups. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial lawyers. In addition, he serves on the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee, the Connecticut Child Support Guideline Commission, and the CBA Limited Scope Representation Committee. He is a member of the CBA’s Appellate Advocacy and Family Law Sections.
Theodore M. Doolittle most recently served as a U.S. immigration judge in Hartford from 2023 to 2025. Previously, he was the healthcare advocate for the State of Connecticut, heading a state agency that provides free legal services to families fighting health insurance claim denials. He has served in a variety of public and private sector roles, including as a senior anti-fraud official within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, assistant attorney general with the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General, and trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice. He serves as a member of the CBA Government and Public Sector Committee and Immigration Law Committee.
Patrick M. Fahey is a partner at Shipman and Goodwin LLP, where he has practiced in the areas of complex litigation, appellate, and intellectual property litigation for nearly 30 years. Most recently he chaired that firm’s business litigation practice. He serves on the CBA Appellate Advocacy Section’s Executive Committee and is also a member of the Federal Practice, Intellectual Property, and Litigation Sections.
Leah Pollard is presently an attorney with Connecticut Legal Services. She previously served for 17 years as the probate judge for the Northeast Probate Court and as the administrative judge for the Northeast Regional Children’s Probate Court. Prior to that, she was in private practice in Pomfret. She is a member of the CBA Elder Law Section.
Patrick T. Ring is currently an assistant attorney general in the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General, serving in the Financial and Revenue Services section. He has been in that position for over sixteen years, representing the state and several state agencies in court, with a focus on banking, securities, insurance, taxation, and consumer financial protection.
Governor Lamont also nominated attorneys Jeffrey R. Beckham, Sean Kehoe, Felice N. Gray-Kemp, Nisa Khan, Seán McGuinness, Philip Miller, John Shaban, Rosemarie Weber, and Justine Whalen to the Connecticut Superior Court.
Read the Governor’s Press Release