Connecticut judicial elections

• Elections in Connecticut
  • Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2018
  • Connecticut judicial elections, 2016
  • Connecticut judicial elections, 2014
  • Connecticut judicial elections, 2011
  • Connecticut judicial elections, 2010
• Courts in Connecticut
  • Connecticut Supreme Court
  • Connecticut Appellate Court
  • Connecticut Superior Court
  • Connecticut Probate Courts
  • United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
• Judicial selection in Connecticut

Only judges of the Connecticut Probate Courts participate in judicial elections. Most judges in Connecticut join the bench through assisted appointment. As of January 5, 2011, probate judges elected on or after that date were required to be an attorney and a member of the state bar. However, any judge who was in office on January 4, 2011, was allowed to continue serving as a probate judge, as long as they remained in office, without interruption.

Connecticut is one of 11 states that uses partisan elections to select judges and does not use retention elections for subsequent terms. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.

Elections

• Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2018
• Connecticut judicial elections, 2016
• Connecticut judicial elections, 2014
• Connecticut judicial elections, 2011
• Connecticut judicial elections, 2010

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.

Terms expiring

Probate judges serve terms that expire on January 4th.

See also

Connecticut	Judicial Selection	More Courts
Courts in Connecticut Connecticut Appellate Court Connecticut Supreme Court	Elections: 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 Gubernatorial appointments Judicial selection in Connecticut	Federal courts State courts Local courts

External links

• Connecticut Probate Courts, "Candidate for Probate Judge"

Footnotes

Connecticut courts

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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