Connecticut’s former budget director, a one-time Republican lawmaker and the state’s former health care advocate were among the nine men and five women nominated Tuesday by Gov. Ned Lamont as judges of the Superior Court.

His latest class of nominees includes five lawyers employed by the attorney general, a prosecutor, a public defender, a legal aid lawyer and others in private practice, two with major law firms.

“I am proud that our administration has a record of selecting nominees who’ve expanded the diversity, backgrounds and professional experiences of those who serve our court system,” Lamont said.

Lamont previous had made known his intention to nominate his fiscal adviser, Jeffrey R. Beckham, 62, of Tolland, who stepped down last year as secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. Beckham is a graduate of Florida State University and its college of law. He is a career state employee.

The former lawmaker is John Shaban, 61, of Redding. He served in the House from 2011 to 2017. He is a commercial litigator with Levine and Levine and a graduate of Pace University School of Law.

Theodore M. Doolittle, 62, of West Hartford is the former health care advocate, leading an office protecting consumers. He is a former federal prosecutor and state attorney general who most recently was a federal immigration judge, one of dozens dismissed by the Trump administration during their two-year probationary period. He is a graduate of Harvard and University of Connecticut School of Law.

There currently are 20 vacancies in the Superior Court.

The other nominees:

Campbell D. Barrett, 56, of Durham is a partner at Pullman and Comley, where he is co-chair of the family law and appellate practice groups. He is a graduate of Trinity College and American University’s Washington College of Law.

Patrick M. Fahey, 57, of Glastonbury is a partner at Shipman and Goodwin with a background in complex litigation. He is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and University of Connecticut School of Law.

Sean Kehoe, 53, of West Hartford is chief of the government administration division in the office of the state attorney general. He is a graduate of Providence College and Quinnipiac University School of Law.

Felice Gray-Kemp, 57, of Hamden is a self-employed lawyer in private practice who previously worked for United Technologies, Amphenol Corporation and Chemtura Corporation. She is a graduate of Yale and the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Nisa Khan, 38, of West Hartford is an assistant attorney general in the child protection section, where she manages the appellate practice and represents the Department of Children and Families before the Appellate and Supreme courts. She is a graduate of St. John’s University and Albany Law School.

Seán McGuinness, 41, of Norwalk is a supervisory assistant state’s attorney in the Bridgeport state’s attorney’s office. He is a graduate of Quinnipiac University and its School of Law.

Philip Miller, 57, of Glastonbury is a section chief overseeing financial and revenue services at the office of the state attorney general. He is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and the University of Connecticut School of Law. 

Leah Pollard, 58, of Pomfret is a former probate judge employed by Connecticut Legal Services. She is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and the University of Colorado law school. 

Patrick T. Ring, 48, of Windsor is an assistant attorney general in the financial and revenue services section. He is a graduate of the University of Dallas and Quinnipiac University School of Law.

Rosemarie Weber, 57, of Granby is a deputy associate attorney general and chief of the infrastructure and economic development section, managing litigation for four state agencies. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Quinnipiac University School of Law. 

Justine Whalen, 41, of Branford is an assistant public defender in New Haven. She is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and Northeastern University School of Law.

All the nominations are subject to hearings by the legislature’s Judiciary Committee and confirmation by the General Assembly.

By the administration’s count early last year, Lamont had given jobs to 98 of the 179 judges of the Superior, Appellate and Supreme courts. They included 51 women and 47 men, with diverse racial backgrounds: 63 white, 14 Black, 13 Latino or Hispanic, five Asian, two multiracial and one other.