Currently serving as Your Probate Judge since November, 2013. Re-elected in 2014 and again in 2018

Kept her promise and gave up her local law practice to avoid conflicts of interest

Johns Hopkins University, BA with Honors

New York University School of Law, JD

American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Constitutional Law

Pro Bono Mediator for Probate Court system; Completed 40-hour mediation course at Quinnipiac School of Law; presented to Probate Judge colleagues on mediation

Published judicial opinions in the Quinnipiac School of Law Probate Journal

Westport Planning & Zoning Commission; Elected to Westport Zoning Board of Appeals

Award-winning Radio Broadcaster

Established broadcast internship program for high school students with special needs

Established summer intern program at Probate Court for high school and college students; participates in Staples HS Senior internship program

Co-Founder, Acorda Scientific Excellence Award, recognizing high school students for independent STEM research

Former Trustee of local JCCs and Synagogue

Award from CT Association of Foster & Adoptive Parents

Board Member of the Jeffrey Modell Foundation for Primary Immunodeficiency Research

Advisory Board Member of Jane Doe No More, devoted to erasing the stigma of sexual assault

Continuous Save the Children sponsor since 1986; Attended 5 orphanage missions in Dominican Republic

Co-Founder of Women In Power, CT

LWV of Westport 

Foundation Trustee, Kiwanis of Weston

Introduced pet therapy dog to probate court proceedings

Practiced relevant areas of law here in Westport for over 30 years, beginning her career at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy

Member, CT State Bar and NY State Bar, CT and Fairfield County Bar Associations

Westport resident since 1989

Married 40 years to William Wexler; Mother of Jonathan and Joanna; Pet parent to bouncy bichons Shaina and Yofi