WINDSOR LOCKS – David Baram, probate judge for the Tobacco Valley Probate Court, District 3, has announced that he has filed his re-election papers with the Secretary of State for the upcoming election on Nov. 6. Last November, Baram, an attorney, was elected judge of probate in a special election to fill the last year of Judge Steven Zelman’s term who retired. The Tobacco Valley Probate Court serves the towns of Bloomfield, Windsor Locks, East Granby, and Suffield. The court is located in the Windsor Locks Town Hall.

The convention for probate judge will be held at the Bloomfield Town Hall on May 23. Baram has asked former State Representative Peggy Sayers of Windsor Locks to be convention chairperson.

“I look forward to serving a full term as Judge of Probate,” Baram said, in announcing his bid for re-election. “I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as probate judge and the personal gratification from helping so many people is overwhelming. Each day I look forward to the human and legal challenges that await me, hoping to improve the lives of people who seek the court’s assistance… I am most grateful for the unique opportunity to help people and reassure them in times of need and uncertainty.”

A resident of Bloomfield, Baram is the managing member of the Bloomfield law firm of Baram, Tapper & Gans. He served as state representative for Bloomfield and Windsor for nine years and was the co-chair of the General Law Committee and a member of the Judiciary Committee. Baram served as mayor of Bloomfield from 1982 to 1989, and also served as chairperson of the Capital Region Council of Governments.