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Daniel O'Grady
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Daniel O'Grady is a judge of the Northern Fairfield Probate District. He won the seat in a special election on November 8, 2016, and was sworn in on November 9, 2016.[1]
O'Grady was previously a probate judge for the town of Bethel. The Bethel court was consolidated with the courts of Newton and Ridgefield to form the Northern Fairfield court on January 5, 2011.[1][2]
Elections
2016
General election
Daniel O'Grady defeated Sharon Wicks Dornfeld and Jennifer Collins in the special election to replace Judge Joseph Egan Jr. in the Northern Fairfield Probate District.
| Northern Fairfield Probate District, Special Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Daniel O'Grady |
54.03% | 23,173 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Wicks Dornfeld | 45.97% | 19,716 | |
| Independent | Jennifer Collins | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 42,889 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Unofficial general election results," accessed November 11, 2016 | ||||
Primary election
Four Republicans—Jennifer Collins, Daniel O'Grady, Moira Rodgers, and Patrick J. Walsh—sought their party's nomination to run for the 45th Probate District vacancy at the convention in May 2016. With 31 delegates voting, a candidate had to receive 16 votes to meet the 15 percent threshold requirement and be named the official nominee. The party's delegates could not reach the necessary consensus on the matter, and so the candidacy was determined by a party primary instead. In order to run in the primary, the candidates had to file petitions. Only O'Grady and Walsh filed and competed in the August race. O'Grady won the primary, advancing to be his party's nominee in the general election.[3]
| Northern Fairfield Probate District, Special Election Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Daniel O'Grady |
60.17% | 1,157 |
| Patrick J. Walsh | 39.83% | 766 |
| Total Votes | 1,923 | |
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Night Reporting," September 6, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Connecticut judicial elections, 2010
Judge O'Grady ran for election to the new Northern Fairfield Probate District, which replaced the Bethel district in 2011. He lost to Joseph Egan, Jr. in the Republican primary.[4]
See also
- Northern Fairfield Probate District, Connecticut
- Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Redding Pilot, "O'Grady Quickly Takes Office As New Judge of Probate," November 16, 2016
- ↑ Town of Newtown, Connecticut, "Northern Fairfield County District Probate Court," April 11, 2017
- ↑ The Redding Pilot, "Two candidates are in contest for GOP nomination for Probate Judge," August 4, 2016
- ↑ List of Probate Judge Candidates for the 2010 General Election
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
