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# Margot Joly

Franklin County Probate Court · Judge of Probate

## Profile

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

## Summary

Margot Joly — Franklin County Probate Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- Although retired from the bench, Joly is listed as a Democratic candidate for Franklin County Judge of Probate in the 2026 general election
- Owner, Joly & Associates — private legal practice in Wilton, ME, until retirement in 2023
- Margot Joly held the role of Judge of the Franklin County Probate Court in Maine from 2018 until her retirement in 2023
- Democratic judge of the Franklin County Probate Court in Maine, elected in 2018, and retired from the bench at the end of 2023 after two decades of service
- The collected biographical information identifies Margot Joly as Franklin County probate judge elected in 2018
- Her private practice, Joly & Associates, transitioned to Cumberland Title Services, LLC, continuing her focus on community service and client support

### Education



### Additional information

- It lists a probate term ending in 2026.
- The collected biographical information identifies that she owned Joly & Associates until retiring from private practice in 2023, and worked in child protection, family, real estate, criminal prosecution/defense, estate and guardianship cases.
- She was elected to the bench in 2018 and was a member of the Maine Committee on Judicial Conduct
- A public letter supporting her candidacy says she attended University of Maine Orono and Maine Law, held a position as a Maine assistant attorney general in children’s services and then a local assistant district attorney, and practiced with Charles LaVerdiere before he joined the bench.
- It identifies her as a Weld resident and Joly & Associates attorney in Wilton, married to Pete with a son.
- Joly is registered as a Democrat

## 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.