Vermont judicial elections, 2014

Vermont judicial elections, 2014
Overview
Total candidates:	58
Primary candidates:	53
General election candidates:	54
Incumbency
Incumbents:	35
Incumbent success rate:	94%
Competition - general election
Percent of candidates in contested races:	52%
Percent uncontested:	48%
Partisan victories
Republican	14
Democratic	25

2015 → ← 2013
Judicial Elections
Judicial elections, 2014
Judicial election dates
Candidates by state
Supreme court elections

The Vermont judicial elections only decide races for probate and assistant judges. For judicial selection methods for the other courts in the state, see Judicial selection in Vermont.

A total of 58 judicial candidates were on ballots across Vermont in 2014. There were 26 unopposed candidates, while 28 candidates ran in contested races. Thirty-five incumbents ran to keep their seats, and two were defeated by challengers.

See: Vermont elections summary, 2014.

Election dates

• June 12: Filing deadline
• August 26: Primary
• November 4: General election

General election: Contested races

(I) denotes incumbent

Probate Division, Rutland County

• Kevin Candon (I), 60.9%A
• Nicholas G. Michael, 39.0%A

Assistant Judge, Bennington County (2 seats)

• Charles N. Kokoras, 18.2%A
• James Colvin (I), 33.1%A
• Loyal J. Westcott, 16.8%A
• Wesley Mook (I), 31.9%A

Assistant Judge, Caledonia County (2 seats)

• John S. Hall, 39.6%A
• Michael Roosevelt, 20.5%A
• Roy C. Vance (I), 39.9%A
• Wayne Dyer, .3%A

Assistant Judge, Franklin County (2 seats)

• Joshua Aldrich, 24.2%A
• Kelly Gosselin (I), 41.1%A
• Robert Johnson (Vermont) (I), 34.7%A

Assistant Judge, Grand Isle County (2 seats)

• Joanne R. Batchelder (I), 35.3%A
• John Lawrence, 27.7%A
• Sherri Potvin (I), 37%A

Assistant Judge, Orleans County (2 seats)

• Benjamin M. Batchelder (I), 31.4%A
• Bob Benson, 8.9%A
• Curtis A. Hardy, 30.6%A
• John Elwell, 14.2%A
• Larry Duane, 14.8%A

Assistant Judge, Washington County (2 seats)

• Miriam Conlon (I), 37.5%A
• Otto Kinzel, 34.7%A
• Tony Lolli, 27.8%A

Assistant Judge, Windham County (2 seats)

• Alice Landsman, 7.3%A
• Lynn Russell, 9.0%A
• Patricia W. Duff (I), 43.8%A
• Paul Kane, 39.8%A

General election: Uncontested

The following candidates were elected or re-elected after running unopposed in the general election.

Trial courts

Court	Candidate
Click the arrows in the column headings to sort columns alphabetically.
Vermont Superior Courts, as an assistant judge of Addison County	Alice George
Probate Division, Essex County	Allen Hodgdon
Probate Division, Orange County	Bernard Lewis
Vermont Superior Courts, as an assistant judge of Essex County	Calvin Colby
Vermont Superior Courts, as an assistant judge of Chittenden County	Charles Delaney
Vermont Superior Courts, as an assistant judge of Chittenden County	Connie Cain Ramsey
Probate Division, Bennington County	D. Justine Scanlon
Vermont Superior Courts, as an assistant judge of Rutland County	David Lewis (Vermont)
Probate Division, Addison County	Eleanor Smith
Vermont Superior Courts, as an assistant judge of Windsor County	Ellen Terie
Probate Division, Caledonia County	Ernest T. Balivet
Probate Division, Grand Isle County	George Ned Spear
Vermont Superior Courts, as an assistant judge of Addison County	Irene Poole
Vermont Superior Courts, as an assistant judge of Windsor County	Jack Anderson (Vermont)
Probate Division, Lamoille County	James R. Dean Mahoney
Vermont Superior Courts, as an assistant judge of Rutland County	Jean Coloutti
Probate Division, Washington County	Jeffrey Kilgore
Probate Division, Windsor County	Joanne M. Ertel
Vermont Superior Courts, as an assistant judge of Lamoille County	Joel W. Page
Probate Division, Orleans County	John P. Monette
Vermont Superior Courts, as an assistant judge of Orange County	Joyce McKeeman
Vermont Superior Courts, as an assistant judge of Lamoille County	Karen Bradley
Probate Division, Franklin County	Lawrence Bruce
Probate Division, Windham County	Robert Pu
Probate Division, Chittenden County	Susan Fowler (Vermont)
Vermont Superior Courts, as an assistant judge of Orange County	Victoria Weiss

Primary

For candidate lists and results from the judicial primary on August 26, 2014, please see: Vermont judicial primary elections, 2014.

Process

Only judges on the probate courts and assistant judges participate in judicial elections in Vermont. Candidates for the probate court must have served as a judge or attorney in the state for at least five of the last ten years. Assistant judges serve on the superior and district courts. Each county has two assistant judges who are not required to be attorneys. If an elected judge reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 during their term of office, they may serve the remainder of their term. Chapter 2, sections 32-34 of the state constitution specifies the laws governing the selection, retention and terms for judges in the state.

Filing

Candidates must file for the primary election by 5:00 p.m. on the second Thursday after the first Monday in June.

Signatures

Judicial candidates and other county officers seeking election must have at least 100 signatures on their primary petition.

Primary

Candidates compete in partisan elections. The winners of the party primaries advance to the general election. Independent and minor party candidates do not face primary elections.

See also

• Vermont judicial elections
• Judicial selection in Vermont

External links

• Vermont Elections website