October 8, 2014

GOV. MALLOY NOMINATES FOUR CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS TO SUPERIOR COURT, FIVE TO BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES

(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating four Connecticut residents to serve as judges on the Superior Court. He also announced the appointment of five residents to fill vacancies on the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

"I am proud to nominate these outstanding men and women to the Connecticut Superior Court and to the Board of Pardons and Paroles," Governor Malloy said. "These nominees will bring to the bench and to the board the skills, the temperament, and a diversity of experiences and backgrounds that will allow them to serve our state with distinction, fairness, integrity, and respect for the people of Connecticut."

According to the judicial branch, there are currently 13 vacancies on the Superior Court, with additional vacancies anticipated later this year.

Superior Court nominations

Kevin Doyle of North Haven: Doyle is currently a Senior Assistant State's Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven. In this role, he is responsible for a varied caseload of serious felony cases, provides informal mentoring to younger prosecutors, serves on a national committee dealing with the prosecution of child physical abuse cases, and serves as Computer Case Presentation representatives. He received a B.A. from Providence College and a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law.

Alex V. Hernandez of Bridgeport: Hernandez is a member of Pullman & Comley's Litigation Department and chair of its White Collar, Criminal Defense and Corporate Investigations Section. Previously, he was the Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Fairfield County office of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut, where he supervised 12 attorneys and six support personnel in the investigation and prosecution of criminal tax fraud, white collar crime, fraud, public corruption, computer-related offenses, theft of trade secrets, and violent felonies. He received an A.B. from Harvard University and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.

Sheila M. Prats of Simsbury: Prats is currently a self-employed attorney, specializing in criminal, family, social security and wills. Previously, she served as Deputy Assistant Public Defender for the State of Connecticut Division of Public Defender Services. Prats previously served as a Superior Court judge from November 2000 to August 2003 before stepping down to attend to family matters. Born in Puerto Rico, she received a B.A. from the University of Connecticut and a J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Omar A. Williams of West Hartford: Williams is currently an Assistant Public Defender for the State of Connecticut Division of Public Defender Services, where he has served since 2001. In his spare time, he volunteers with the Connecticut Food Bank and with the Public Defender Training Program for New Attorneys. He also serves on the Board of Managers with St. Thomas's Day School in New Haven. He received a B.A. from the University of Connecticut and a J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Board of Pardons and Paroles appointments

Joy Chance of Bloomfield [Full-Time]: Chance has over 16 years of supervisory experience evaluating parolees for appropriate placement in parole-supervised placement programs. She most recently worked as a therapist with Connection, Inc. in Middletown, and served as Director of Employment, Education and Training with the Open Hearth Association. She received a Master of Education from Cambridge College.

Kenneth Ireland of New Britain [Full-Time]: Ireland currently works at the Capitol Region Education Council, where he serves as a bookkeeper. Following a wrongful conviction, Ireland served over 19 years in Connecticut prisons. Working in cooperation with the Connecticut Innocence Project, he was exonerated in August 2009 when DNA evidence proved he did not commit the crime.

Rufaro Berry of Hamden [Full-Time]: Berry is a paralegal, most recently employed with Bershtein, Bershtein & Bershtein, P.C. in Hamden. She received her B.A. in criminal justice from Albertus Magnus College.

Patricia Thomas Camp of Bloomfield [Part-Time]: Camp currently serves as Chair of the Board with Zezzo House, a nonprofit organization in Hartford providing safe, decent, affordable housing for lower-income families whose head of household has tested positive for HIV. She received her B.A. from Rice University, her M.ED from the University of Houston, and her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.

Terry M. Borjeson of Newington [Part-Time]: Borjeson is currently an elected official in Newington, serving as Majority Leader on the Town Council. He has served as a subject matter expert in the development of case management software for probation and parole and also served as Senior Area Director for Adult Services with Community Solutions, Inc., where he was responsible for directing the operations of a number of adult criminal justice programs in Connecticut and New Jersey. He received his B.A. from Fairfield University and his MBA from the University of Connecticut.

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For Immediate Release: October 8, 2014

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