Windham County, Connecticut (Judicial)
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The people of Windham County are served by a Superior Court and Probate Courts.
The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut has jurisdiction in Windham County. Appeals from the District of Connecticut go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.
Judges
Superior Court
Windham District Superior Court, Connecticut
Judicial District Courthouse
Located in Putnam and Willimantic, CT
Referees:
- Russell F. Potter, Jr. (judge trial referee)
- Katherine Y. Hutchinson (family support magistrate referee)
Superior Court G.A. 11
Located in Danielson, CT
- Karen DeMeola
- Hope Seeley
- Patricia A. Swords (senior judge)
Juvenile Court
Judge Trial Referee:
Probate Courts
Plainfield-Killingly Regional Probate District, Connecticut
Windham-Colchester Probate District, Connecticut
Northeast Probate District, Connecticut
See also
Footnotes
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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
Elections
- See also: Connecticut judicial elections
Connecticut is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Connecticut, click here.
- Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Connecticut judicial elections, 2014
- Connecticut judicial elections, 2011
- Connecticut judicial elections, 2010
Election rules
General election
Only judges of the Connecticut Probate Courts participate in judicial elections. Candidates for the probate courts must live in the district where they will serve. Judges are chosen in partisan elections. Judges on the court serve four-year terms and must be re-elected when their terms expire.[1]