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
Anne Dielensnyder of Berlin is a trained mediator who spent 35 years as a volunteer guardian ad litem for Vermont courts, helping judges with fact-finding. Dielensnyder also worked for a state environmental agency and served on the Friends of the Vermont State House board.
Nonpartisan
As of September 2026, we found no public information about Daniel Gates's job, background, or goals.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Leah Murphy Jones has been a Washington County assistant judge since a 2021 appointment by Gov. Phil Scott. A former family-law paralegal and legal book editor, Jones has focused on the county budget and restoring the courthouse and sheriff's building after the 2023 flood.
Nonpartisan
Ture Nelson of Berlin spent 32 years as a federal truck-safety investigator, retiring as Vermont division administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Nelson later served as Berlin's interim town administrator after the 2023 floods and wants to put service back into government.
Source: outside.vermont.gov