Probate judge asks for your vote in the upcoming election
Sixteen years ago, I first asked the voters of Newington, Wethersfield and Rocky Hill to allow me to serve as their probate judge.
I was successful in that effort and have been returned to office in three successive elections. During this time, I have developed expertise in presiding over just about every type of matter that can be brought in a probate court. My experience has been recognized by Probate Administration who has asked me on numerous occasions to sit on panels at continuing education seminars for probate judges on best practices in conducting conservator and will contest hearings and I have also made presentations on estate administration issues.
I retired from the active practice of law in 2018 to make serving as a probate judge my sole professional responsibility and intend to continue serving only as a probate judge if re elected.
Just as importantly, I have presided over proceedings in which families are torn about what to do about an aging loved one's care or a recently deceased loved one's estate, where young children are at risk due to their parents' substance abuse issues and where parents are concerned about the welfare of their developmentally disabled children as they approach adulthood.
These are incredibly personal issues which require sensitivity and empathy from the judge hearing them I have endeavored to make our court a place where concerned parties' voices are heard with appropriate decisions based on law made so that the parties can move forward with their lives.
While the election of a probate judge is the result of a political process, service as a probate judge has nothing to do with politics as a judge is bound to uphold the law equally to all parties that come before the court without regard to political considerations.
I believe that my record over the last sixteen years shows that I have treated this office and the people who utilize it with the respect and impartiality that is demanded.
I write today to respectfully request your vote for another term as your probate judge to continue this service. I appear on line 10a of the ballot.
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.
Newington
Randich Endorsement
The role of the Judge of Probate is to preside over various types of matters including Decedent's Estates, Conservatorships, Guardianships and Trusts. These matters require a person who has compassion for the people coming into the court to allow themselves to express their testimony on relevant matters. The Judge needs the legal skill to insure that the testimony occurs within the rules and that the hearing remains orderly. Disputes in probate matters are often emotional as they concern the lives of family members. I was an Assistant Clerk in the Newington Probate Court (which covers the towns of Newington, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield) for over nineteen years and served with three Judges over that time period. Judge Randich was elected in 2007 and I retired in 2009, so he was the last Judge that I served with and although it was for the least amount of time, I believe that I understood what type of person would best fit the needs of the people coming into our court. From my observations over the two years I served with him, I believe that Judge Randich possessed the necessary skills to ensure that the proceedings were properly conducted and that all interested parties were treated fairly. I would imagine that he has only increased those skills over the past 13 years since my retirement. I strongly recommend to the voters of Newington, Rocky Hill, and Wethersfield that they vote for Robert Randich, Democratic candidate for Judge of Probate, on November 8th and reelect him to another term.
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