Hon. Frank J. Forgione is a judge for the Branford-North Branford Probate Court (District 35) in New Haven County, Connecticut. He joined the bench in 1990.
Forgione first presided as a judge for the North Branford Probate Court (1991 to 2010) until assuming his current position in 2011.
He has also presided as the administrative judge for the New Haven Regional Children’s Probate Court (District 55) since 2004.
In addition to his judicial career, Forgione worked as an attorney in Branford for more than thirty years.
He received a B.A. from Amherst College in 1979. Forgione went on to complete a J.D. (1984) and an M.S.W. (1990) from the University of Connecticut. He was admitted to practice in Connecticut in 1984.
Forgione was inducted into the Branford Sports Hall of Fame for his high school and collegiate athletic accomplishments, specifically in baseball.