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
John Randy Pratt of Wolcott is a governor's appointee on the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel, with a term through August 2028. Pratt was earlier manager of government relations for Vermont Electric Cooperative.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Patricia Gabel has been a Lamoille County assistant judge since Governor Phil Scott appointed Gabel in 2024. Gabel is a lawyer who spent over 16 years in the Vermont Judiciary, including as state court administrator, and graduated from Vassar College and Albany Law School.
Source: outside.vermont.gov