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Probate 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 · Incumbent

Kathryn A.C. Kennedy has been the Orange County probate judge since 2019, after a long career as a family law attorney in Braintree. Kennedy represented domestic violence victims with Have Justice-Will Travel and won a 2013 Vermont Bar Association pro bono award.

Source: outside.vermont.gov