Probate Judge
Bennington County, Vermont
My vote power: Above average
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
Jim Dingley is a Bennington attorney since 1993 who handles probate, trusts, guardianships and estate planning and teaches trusts and estates as an adjunct law professor. Dingley aims to make probate cases just, speedy and inexpensive and to teach the public how the court works.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Lon T. McClintock has been Bennington County probate judge since 2023, after a private law practice and service as Shaftsbury Select Board chair. McClintock stresses an open, accessible court, in-person hearings with video options, and plain explanations for people without lawyers.
Source: outside.vermont.gov