an elected position in jurisdictions such as Maryland. The Registrar and staff administer the local Probate Court, typically for a given county, acting partly as public customer service and partly as clerks for the probate judge (who may or may not be elected). List of probate courts The following is a partial list of probate courts: England and Wales Prerogative court—former Court of Probate—former High Court of Justice Family Division—current State courts of the United States California Superior Court Connecticut—Connecticut Probate Courts (a system of 54 probate court districts) Delaware—Office of Register of Wills District of Columbia—Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Probate Division Florida Florida Circuit Court, County Comptroller's Office Georgia—Probate Court formerly known as the Court of Ordinary (judge formally known as ordinary) Maryland—County Orphans' Courts, Office of Register of Wills Massachusetts—Probate and Family Court, Register of Probate Michigan—County Probate Courts Missouri—conducted by Circuit Courts, some of which have separate probate divisions, Office of Public Administrator New Hampshire—New Hampshire Probate Court New Jersey—New Jersey Superior Court, Chancery Division, Probate Part, Surrogate's Court (judges known as surrogates), Surrogate's Office New York—New York Surrogate's Court (judges known as surrogates) Ohio—conducted by Courts of Common Pleas, Family and Probate Divisions, Probate Court Pennsylvania—Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas, Office of Register of Wills Texas—see Judiciary of Texas; the county court handles probate matters in most instances, but its jurisdiction may overlap with the district court. Also, in ten specific counties the Texas Legislature has established one or more Probate Courts to handle probate matters, removing them from county or district court jurisdiction. Vermont—Probate Courts, one in each of Vermont's 14 counties Virginia—Virginia Circuit Court Canada New Brunswick—Probate Court of New Brunswick Nova Scotia—Probate Court of Nova Scotia All other provinces are constitutionally required to process probate through their superior courts as per section 96 of the Constitution, 1867. References Wills and trusts Inheritance Probate courts