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# Elizabeth Mitchell

Kennebec County Probate Court · Judge of Probate

## Profile

- Court: Kennebec County Probate Court
- State: Maine
- Role: Judge of Probate
- Service status: active

## Summary

Elizabeth Mitchell — Kennebec County Probate Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- The collected biographical information identifies Elizabeth H. (Libby) Mitchell as Kennebec County probate judge from 2017, with a reported term through 2028
- The overview reports legal practice at Mitchell & Davis from 2006, mediation and guardian-ad-litem work from 2012, and health and education leadership

### Education

- It records birth in Gaffney, South Carolina in 1940, a Furman BA in English in 1962, a University of North Carolina MA in 1965 and Maine Law JD in 2005.

### Additional information

- She was the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 2010.
- Her legislative career encompassed Maine House service in 1974–1984 and 1990–1998, majority leader in 1980–1984, speaker in 1997–1998, Senate service in 2004–2010 and Senate president in 2008–2010.
- It names husband Jim and four children, Will, Charlie, Emily and J. Elizabeth.

## Sources

- [2026 Directory of Maine Counties](https://www.mainecounties.org/uploads/1/4/3/2/143228552/2026_directory_complete.pdf)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Maine Rules of Probate Procedure, published compilation effective July 1, 2019](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-7035949b391933326f2d42fe) — Probate Court proceedings. This 2019 compilation is retained as dated source evidence; later amendments have not been exhaustively checked. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.courts.maine.gov/rules/text/mr_prob_p_only_2019-04-11.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.