Michael Sheldon (jurist)

Michael R. Sheldon (born April 6, 1949) was a Judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court. He stepped down on April 1, 2019, shortly before reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70 years.[1]

Michael R. Sheldon
Judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court
In office
October 20, 2011 – April 1, 2019
Appointed byDan Malloy
Succeeded byRobert J. Devlin Jr.
Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court
In office
1991 – October 20, 2011
Appointed byLowell P. Weicker Jr.
Personal details
Born (1949-04-06) April 6, 1949
EducationPrinceton University (A.B.)
Yale Law School (J.D.)

Education

Sheldon earned his Bachelor of Arts in Public and International Affairs and a Certificate of Proficiency in Russian Studies from Princeton University in 1971 and his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1974.[2]

Sheldon participated in the E. Barrett Prettyman Legal Internship Program at the Georgetown University Law Center. In that capacity, he was trained in criminal trial and appellate advocacy while supervising upper-class law students in the representation of criminal defendants in the Law Center's Clinical Programs. In 1976, he was hired by the University of Connecticut School of Law as a professor of law and appointed director of the Criminal Clinic. He worked at the Law School until 1991, teaching courses in criminal law and procedure, establishing and operating the Moot Court Interterm Program, and training and supervising upper-class law students in the representation of criminal defendants in the Trial and Appellate Divisions of the Criminal Clinic.[2]

Superior court service

He was appointed to the Superior Court by Governor Lowell P. Weicker Jr. in 1991. In his 20 years of service as a Superior Court judge, his assignments included terms in the Civil and Criminal Divisions of the Hartford, New Britain and Litchfield Superior Courts, as well as a four-year term pioneering the Complex Litigation Docket in Waterbury.[2]

Appellate court service

He was nominated to the Connecticut Appellate Court by Governor Dan Malloy on October 20, 2011.[3] Sheldon retired from the Appellate Court on April 1, 2019, shortly before reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70.[4] He was succeeded by Judge Robert Devlin.[5][6]

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References
  1. March 12, Robert Storace; PM, Robert Storace. "Michael Sheldon to Step Down From Bench, Become Judge Trial Referee". Connecticut Law Tribune.
  2. "Biographies of Appellate Court Judges: Judge Michael R. Sheldon".
  3. Pazniokas, Mark (October 20, 2011). "Malloy nominates two judges to appellate and trial courts". Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  4. March 12, Robert Storace; PM, Robert Storace. "Michael Sheldon to Step Down From Bench, Become Judge Trial Referee". Connecticut Law Tribune.
  5. Owens, David. "Judge Robert Devlin nominated to Appellate Court". courant.com.
  6. "Honorable Alexandra Davis DiPentima - Biography". www.jud.ct.gov.



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