Probate Judge Michael A. Albis oversees cases involving guardians, conservators and descedents of the state. Until 1955, East Haven was part of the New Haven District Probate Court. That year, the state broke the districts up into 117 local courts, and East Haven got its own. In 2011, due to economics, the state will consolidate the probate court system into 54 locations. East Haven will be joined with North Haven.