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Sharon Wicks Dornfeld
Sharon Wicks Dornfeld was a candidate for the Northern Fairfield Probate District in Connecticut. Wicks Dornfeld was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
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 | ||||
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.[1][2][3]
Qualifications
To serve on the probate court, a judge must be:[1]
- a resident of the probate district;
- over the age of 18; and
- under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).
See also
- Northern Fairfield Probate District, Connecticut
- Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
