Resolution Confirming The Nomination Of Michael C. D'agostino, Esquire, Of Hamden To Be A Judge Of The Superior Court.
House Joint Resolution 64 confirms the Governor’s nomination of Michael C. D’Agostino of Hamden to serve as a Judge of the Superior Court. The resolution states that, upon approval by both chambers, he is appointed to an eight-year term beginning on the date of confirmation and succeeding the Honorable Karen A. Goodrow.
This is a personnel confirmation measure rather than a policy bill. It does not create new programs, change criminal or civil procedure, or amend substantive law; instead, it completes the appointment process for a judicial office within Connecticut’s Superior Court system.
The resolution affects state government by filling a judicial vacancy on the Superior Court bench and authorizing an eight-year judicial term for the confirmed nominee. Its practical impact is limited to the judiciary and the administration of state courts, with no direct changes to statutes governing the public, litigants, or agencies beyond the appointment itself.
No committee transcript or vote record was provided, so there is no documented debate or recorded opposition in the materials supplied. Based on the text alone, the measure appears routine and administrative, consistent with standard judicial confirmation resolutions that are typically noncontroversial unless specific concerns are raised during nomination review.
No specific points of contention are identified in the available record. Because the bill is a confirmation resolution and no discussion transcripts or votes are included, there is no evidence here of disagreement over the nominee’s qualifications, judicial philosophy, or the vacancy being filled.