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# Phrances Leverton Szewczyk

Middletown Probate Court · Probate Judge

## Profile

- Court: Middletown Probate Court
- State: Connecticut
- Role: Probate Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Phrances Leverton Szewczyk — Middletown Probate Court

## Sources

- [Court Locator](https://www.ctprobate.gov/court-locator)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- The current Judge of Probate for Connecticut’s District 15, serving Middletown, Middlefield, Cromwell, and Durham, and is running for re‐election in 2026

### Education


### Additional information

- Legal Practice: Solo family and probate lawyer in Middletown since 1994
- Public Service: Served on the Middletown Common Council (1995–2007) and has given public lectures and “will talks” on estate planning.
- handling probate, trusts, estates, conservatorships, and related litigation.
- Court contact: Middletown Probate Court, 94 Court Street, Middletown, CT 06457
- Tel: (860) 347‐7424 Connecticut Probate Courts.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Connecticut Probate Court Rule 66.1 — electronic participation](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c0aec96b376d18df89851f00) — Probate Courts only. Rule 66.1 was amended July 1, 2022 and retained in the July 2026 compilation. Electronic participation is discretionary, not an entitlement. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders. [Official source](https://www.ctprobate.gov/Documents/Probate%20Court%20Rules%20of%20Procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.