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Michael Croll
Michael Croll was a candidate for the West Hartford Probate District in Connecticut. Croll was defeated in the primary election on August 9, 2016.
Elections
2016
Owen Eagan defeated Michael Croll in the Democratic Party primary for the special election to replace Judge Sydney Elkin in the West Hartford Probate District. Eagan was nominated as the Democratic Party's candidate for the seat by convention. Croll filed 1,016 signatures to challenge Eagan in a Democratic primary race; only 944 signatures were needed to hold the election. Anita Schepker had also sought the party's nomination at convention, but she did not file petitions after Eagan's nomination. Eagan won the primary race, securing his place on the general election ballot.[1]
| West Hartford Probate District, Special Election Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Owen Eagan |
63.45% | 1,929 |
| Michael Croll | 36.55% | 1,111 |
| Total Votes | 3,040 | |
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Night Reporting," September 6, 2016 | ||
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.[2][3][4]
Qualifications
To serve on the probate court, a judge must be:[2]
- a resident of the probate district;
- over the age of 18; and
- under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Hartford Courant, "Primary Set For Two West Hartford Democrats Seeking Probate Judge Position," June 20, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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")
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
