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Sydney Elkin
Sydney Elkin was a probate judge for the West Hartford Probate District in Connecticut.[1] He began serving in 2002 and was re-elected without opposition in 2014. Elkin retired in October 2016 when he reached 70, the state's mandatory retirement age for judges.[2][3][4][5]
Elections
2014
See also: Connecticut judicial elections, 2014
Elkin ran for re-election to the West Hartford Probate District.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[3]
2010
Elkin won election to the West Hartford Probate District after running unopposed on November 2, 2010.[6][7]
Education
Elkin earned his B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College and his J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law. He also holds an M.A. from Trinity College.[2]
Career
- 1998-Present: Attorney in private practice, Sydney W. Elkin, Esq.
- 2002-2016: Probate judge, West Hartford Probate District
- 1997-1998: Attorney, Skelley Rotner, PC
- 1995-1997: Attorney, Connolly, Elkin & Callahan, LLC
- 1987-1995: Attorney, Gussak, Jacobson, Silver & McChristian
- 1986-1988: Assistant corporation counsel, Town of West Hartford
- 1978-1987: Managing partner, Farrelly, Tapper & Elkin
- 1975-1877: Assistant prosecuting attorney[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Connecticut Probate Court, "Directory," accessed August 14, 2014 select "West Hartford"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Stranger & Arnold, LLC, "Sydney Elkin," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Connecticut Secretary of State, “List of Candidates for Judge of Probate – 11/04/2014,” accessed August 11, 2014
- ↑ Judicial selection in Connecticut
- ↑ Hartford Courant, "Primary Set For Two West Hartford Democrats Seeking Probate Judge Position," June 20, 2016
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote, 2010 General Election"
- ↑ Scribd, "Final Match-ups of Candidates in Connecticut’s New Probate Districts," accessed August 14, 2014
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
