Our Probate Judge, Dianne Yamin, (R-Danbury) was sworn in today for a fifth term. Governor M. Jodi Rell administered the oath of office at around 10:00 AM in the Common Council Chamber of City Hall.
The following is from The News-Times:
Yamin, who was admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 1986, practices law in Danbury at the law firm of Yamin & Yamin. She was elected Danbury’s first woman Judge of Probate in 1990. Each term is four years.
Yamin also is the head of the state’s probate court judges. In a 58-48 vote, she ousted Brookfield’s probate judge Joseph Secola in April to become the Connecticut Probate Assembly’s President Judge. Before being elected president, she was vice president of the assembly.
Probate courts oversee adoptions and name changes and have jurisdiction over estates and trusts. They also appoint guardians for people who are mentally retarded and handle commitments for people with mental illness.
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