Ariana Ceneviva

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Ariana Ceneviva

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Meriden Probate District

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Ariana Ceneviva is a judge for the Meriden Probate District Court in Connecticut. Ceneviva won the seat in the general election on November 7, 2017. This special election was scheduled due to the expected vacancy of Judge Brian Mahon. The vacancy was effective on February 18, 2018.

Elections

2017

See also: Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2017

Connecticut held special local judicial elections in four probate court districts on November 7, 2017. These elections filled expected vacancies in 2017 or 2018 when several judges reach the state's mandatory retirement age of 70. The winners of these special elections assumed office upon the incumbent's retirement. These four probate districts were in Meriden, Saybrook, Tobacco Valley, and Waterbury.

Ariana Ceneviva (Democratic/Republican) ran unopposed in the Meriden Probate District general election.

Meriden Probate District, General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic/Republican	Ariana Ceneviva  (unopposed)	100.00%	6,824
Total Votes				6,824
Source: myrecordjournal.com, "Live Election Results," November 7, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Selection method

See also: Partisan elections

Judges of the Connecticut Probate Courts are the only judges in the state to be chosen in partisan elections. They serve four-year terms that begin on the Wednesday after the first Monday in January following their election. At the end of their terms, judges must compete in contested re-elections if they wish to retain their seats.

Qualifications
To serve on the probate court, a judge must be:

• a resident of the probate district;
• over the age of 18; and
• under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).

See also

Local courts	Connecticut	Other local coverage
Local trial court judicial elections, 2017 Courts and judges by county Judicial selection by state Judicial elections	Connecticut elections, 2017 Judicial selection in Connecticut Public policy in Connecticut Endorsers in Connecticut	Municipal elections, 2017 School board elections, 2017 Local ballot measure elections, 2017 Recall elections, 2017

External links

• Connecticut Probate Courts

Footnotes

Connecticut courts

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Federal courts:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Connecticut • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Connecticut

State courts:

Connecticut Supreme Court • Connecticut Appellate Court • Connecticut Superior Court • Connecticut Probate Courts

State resources:

Courts in Connecticut • Connecticut judicial elections • Judicial selection in Connecticut