“Barbara is a skilled attorney and a thoughtful, hard working public servant,” said Senator Russo. “She has a wide range of legal experience, having represented Connecticut’s biggest city in cases involving everything from civil rights actions, to antitrust laws, to complicated land use issues. She has always put the law first and I believe she will make an outstanding Superior Court Judge.”

“Everyone who has worked with Attorney Massaro knows she will make an excellent judge. I am delighted Governor Rell nominated her, and was very pleased to support her nomination,” said Representative Rowe.

Barbara Brazzel-Massaro has represented City of Bridgeport for more than 24 years. She first served as a litigator with the City in 1983 and was appointed City Attorney from 1989 to 1992. She has been an attorney trial referee since 1985.

Massaro has aided in the re-write of Bridgeport zoning regulations and master plans, and negotiated agreements with the Barnum Museum, City ambulance services, the Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport parks and the Harbor Yard Arena. She has argued cases at the Appellate level, in Federal Court and before the Connecticut Supreme Court. She has served as a member of the Federal Civil Justice Reform Act Committee, a chairperson for the Land Use Committee and a member of the Board of Directors for the Bridgeport Bar Association.

An active member of the community, Massaro serves on the Trumbull Police Commission and is a member of the State Police Commissioners Association. She volunteers for Swim Across the Sound to aid people affected by cancer, co-chairs the Sacred Heart University Theater Renovation Committee and helped form a new non-profit organization working to open a food pantry within the City of Bridgeport. Massaro is a graduate of Montclair State College and Western New England School of Law. Her husband Carl Massaro is Minority Leader of the Trumbull Town Council.