Politics & Government

Special Election Set For Judge Of Probate District Encompassing Oxford

Six Connecticut probate judges will be retiring over the course of the next year, according to the governor's office.

OXFORD, CT — Governor Ned Lamont has announced he is ordering special elections to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5 – the same date as the next general election – to complete the terms of six probate judges who will each be retiring over the course of the next year. Five of the six judges are reaching the state’s mandatory retirement age of 70 for judges.

Among the retiring judges is the Honorable Domenick N. Calabrese of the Region 22 Probate District, which encompasses the towns of Oxford, Bethlehem, Roxbury, Southbury, Washington, Watertown and Woodbury. Calabrese's expected retirement date is Aug. 31.

Lamont specifically chose to hold the special elections on the same date as the next general election because doing so will enable the municipalities in each probate district to avoid any added costs of holding separate elections for this purpose.

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Probate judges in Connecticut serve four-year terms. The terms of all six retiring judges expire on January 5, 2027. The winner of each special election will begin serving from the date of the current office holder’s retirement through the end of their current term.

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