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Judge of Probate District 15

Connecticut’s Probate Courts protect the rights of individuals and ensure care, safety and community-based solutions for thousands of our most vulnerable residents and their families in times of need. Probate Courts handle a wide range of sensitive issues affecting children, the elderly, persons with intellectual disability and individuals with psychiatric disabilities, in addition to their traditional role of overseeing decedents’ estates and trusts. Probate Courts Website: http://www.ctprobate.gov/Pages/Welcome.aspxTo view sample ballots go to this website:- https://portal.ct.gov/sots/election-services/town-ballots/2026-november-town-election-ballots

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    Phrances Leverton Szewczyk
    (Dem)

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Candidate Name Phrances Leverton Szewczyk
Campaign Email phrancesszewczyk@yahoo.com
Campaign Phone 8609821900
Campaign Mailing Address 519 Coleman Rd
Middletown, CT 06457
Phrances Leverton Szewczyk, Judge of Probate

I have practiced law as a solo family lawyer in downtown Middletown since 1994. Since I started my law firm I have always included family matters and, specifically, Probate matters in my scope of practice since it allows me to assist people and families with their legal needs and truly make a difference in the lives of my clients.

After 32 years of practice, I am humbled and honored by the four towns in Probate District 15: Middletown, Middlefield, Cromwell and Durham, for their endorsement of my candidacy as Middletown’s first female Judge of
Phrances Leverton Szewczyk, Judge of Probate

I have practiced law as a solo family lawyer in downtown Middletown since 1994. Since I started my law firm I have always included family matters and, specifically, Probate matters in my scope of practice since it allows me to assist people and families with their legal needs and truly make a difference in the lives of my clients.

After 32 years of practice, I am humbled and honored by the four towns in Probate District 15: Middletown, Middlefield, Cromwell and Durham, for their endorsement of my candidacy as Middletown’s first female Judge of Probate.

A little about myself: I grew up in Cromwell and attended Cromwell public school from kindergarten through high school graduation in 1986. From there I went to Hartford College for Women (UHART) and Smith College and then to Western New England College, School of Law. I moved to Middletown when I married my husband, Philip Szewczyk (X
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