Housatonic Probate District, Connecticut
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The Housatonic Probate District is one of 54 probate courts in Connecticut. It has jurisdiction over the towns of Bridgewater, Brookfield, New Fairfield, New Milford and Sherman.[1]
It was created by the State Legislature's Public Act 09-01, effective January 5, 2011.
Judge
External links
Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Connecticut • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Connecticut
State courts:
Connecticut Supreme Court • Connecticut Appellate Court • Connecticut Superior Court • Connecticut Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in Connecticut • Connecticut judicial elections • Judicial selection in Connecticut
Elections
- See also: Connecticut judicial elections
Connecticut is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Connecticut, click here.
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- Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Connecticut judicial elections, 2014
- Connecticut judicial elections, 2011
- Connecticut judicial elections, 2010
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
Judges of the Connecticut Probate Courts are the only judges in the state to be chosen in partisan elections. They serve four-year terms that begin on the Wednesday after the first Monday in January following their election. At the end of their terms, judges must compete in contested re-elections if they wish to retain their seats.[3][4][5]
Qualifications
To serve on the probate court, a judge must be:[3]
- a resident of the probate district;
- over the age of 18; and
- under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).
Election rules
General election
Only judges of the Connecticut Probate Courts participate in judicial elections. Candidates for the probate courts must live in the district where they will serve. Judges are chosen in partisan elections. Judges on the court serve four-year terms and must be re-elected when their terms expire.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ Connecticut Probate Courts, "Probate Districts," accessed August 15, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Probate Courts, "Directory of Probate Judges & Courts," accessed August 15, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Connecticut; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," accessed October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Connecticut Judicial Branch, "Organization of Connecticut Courts," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of the State, "Contitution of the State of Connecticut," accessed June 23, 2014 (Scroll to "Article Fifth")
- ↑ www.judicialselection.com, "Methods of judicial selection: Connecticut: Courts of limited jurisdiction," accessed February 13, 2014
