Assistant Judge
What does this office do?
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan
David Abell McWilliams is a St. Albans Town justice of the peace who has served two past terms on the town selectboard. McWilliams, a longtime union member, has called for tighter town spending and more respect for taxpayers.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Jay H. Sweeny has been a Franklin County assistant judge since a 2025 appointment by Gov. Phil Scott. Sweeny spent 34 years with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, retiring as chief deputy in 2019, and is a Vermont Police Academy graduate.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Kelly Fitzgerald Gosselin has been a Franklin County assistant judge since first being elected in 2010 and is now in a third term. Gosselin is a lifelong resident of St. Albans.
Source: outside.vermont.gov