The U.S. Senate voted 72 to 23 Wednesday night to confirm Michael P. Shea as a U.S. District Court judge in Connecticut, filling the vacancy created by the elevation of Christopher Droney to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.

Shea, 45, a native of Hartford, is a partner at Day Pitney. He is a graduate of Amherst and Yale Law School.