Lisa Wexler is a Connecticut Probate Judge, an attorney, an award-winning talk radio host and the creator and executive producer of The Lisa Wexler Show, which airs weekdays 10 a.m. - noon on WICC 600, a Connoisseur media station. Lisa Wexler is currently serving her fourth term as Probate Judge for the Westport/Weston Judicial District in Connecticut. In 2022, she won as a Democrat, having won the prior three elections as a Republican. She won with over 72 percent of the vote. In 2013, She ran as a Republican and won in Westport by a 58 percent to 42 percent margin. In Weston, Wexler won by 55 to 45 percent. In November 2014, Lisa Wexler was re-elected as Probate Judge for a four-year term. In November 2018, Lisa Wexler was re-elected again and is currently serving a four-year term
In 2020, Lisa Wexler changed her registration to Democrat
.

Early life and education

Lisa was born and raised in

Woodmere, New York Woodmere is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 17,554 at the 2016 census. Woodmere is one of the Long Island communities known as the Five Towns, w ...

. She graduated from Lawrence High School, a public school located in Lawrence, New York. Lisa graduated with Honors from

The Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hemisphere. It consiste ...

with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 1981. She received her

Juris Doctor The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...

from The New York University School of Law in 1984, where she won the American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Constitutional Law. She entered the New York Bar in 1985 and the Connecticut Bar in 1991.

Legal career

During law school, Wexler worked for the Real Estate Finance Division of the New York State Attorney General. Immediately after law school, Wexler joined the law firm o
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
as an associate. In 1987, Wexler established her own law firm, originally based in Irvington, New York and later in Westport, CT. Primary areas of practice included contracts, commercial and residential real estate, and trusts, estates and probate matters. In 2013, in a special election, Wexler won
contested election
for Probate Judge for District 50, Westport/Weston for a one-year term. She ran unopposed in 2014 and is currently serving a four-year term. Lisa Wexler is currently serving
by legislative appointment
on the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Policy Oversight Committee ("JJPOC") Commission for Juvenile Justice, a committe
authorized by statute to report
to the legislature on recommendations to reform the Connecticut juvenile justice system. She is serving her third year on the committee. Lisa Wexler also served on th
Westport Planning and Zoning Commission
from 1997-1999 and was elected to th
Westport Zoning Board of Appeals
serving from 1999–2003.

Broadcasting career

Seeking a career in radio, Wexler completed the curriculum of the

Connecticut School of Broadcasting The Connecticut School of Broadcasting was founded in 1964 by Dick Robinson as a small, private school in Connecticut. Known now as the CSB Media Arts Center, it is the largest group of Digital Media Arts Schools (Broadcast Media School, Code Scho ...

in January 2006. She began her own show on September 30, 2006, airing on Cox Radio's 1400 WSTC/ 1350 WNLK in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Governor Jodi Rell was the first guest. The show grew from a 60-minute format on Saturday mornings to airing five days a week during the primetime slot of 4-6 PM. The show is a news-talk format that discusses local, national, and international news, entertainment, and culture. The show was also broadcast on WYBC- Yale Broadcasting, in 2008, and on WFAS-AM, a Cumulus station, from December 2011- June 2015. It was broadcast daily from 4-6 PM EST on AM 1490 WGCH in Greenwich, a Forte Family broadcaster until August 2019. On August 5, 2019, The Lisa Wexler Show moved to WICC600, a Connoisseur media station. The Lisa Wexler Show has won many awards. Westport Lifestyle Magazine named the show "Best Reader's Choice 2021"

Westchester Magazine named Lisa Wexler "Best Radio Host" in 2012 as a result of a reader survey. Moffly Media, publisher of several magazines in Connecticut, named Lisa Wexler the "Gold Coast Best Radio Personality" in 2009, 2010, and 2011 as a result of their annual reader survey. In 2010, Wexler won the "Gracie Award" in the Outstanding Talk Show/News category from the American Women in Radio and Television for her interview with

Gloria Steinem Gloria Marie Steinem (; born March 25, 1934) is an American journalist and social-political activist who emerged as a nationally recognized leader of second-wave feminism Second-wave feminism was a period of feminist activity that began in ...

. In 2011, the CT Press Club named The Lisa Wexler Show the best radio show in the state and the Jewish Ledger named her one of the state's top Movers and Shakers. Lisa appears on television often, and appeared on a weekly segment called "Wexing poetic" on CT-FOX 61. In 2022, Lis
won a host of Connecticut Press Club Awards
and too
First Place Honors in the National Federation of Press Women for her January 7, 2021 interview with Congressman Jim Himes.

Writing career

Along with her mother Gloria Kamen and sister

Jill Zarin ''The Real Housewives of New York City'' (abbreviated ''RHONY'') is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on March 4, 2008. Developed as the second installment of ''The Real Housewives'' franchise, it has aired thirteen ...

, Lisa co-authored '' Secrets of a Jewish Mother'', a Jewish secular culture book published in April 2010 (Penguin/Dutton). The award-winning book was also published in Japanese, Russian and Chinese, as well as in a paperback edition
Jill Zarin
is one of the original "Housewives of New York City" airing on Bravo TV. Lisa has published op-ed pieces i
Hearst Newspapers
an

Community service

Wexler has been a resident of Westport, Connecticut since 1989. She served on the board of directors of the Jewish Community Centers in Norwalk, Westport, Wilton, Weston, and

Bridgeport Bridgeport is the most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the fifth-most populous in New England. Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnoc ...

for a number of years. She currently serves on the board of directors of the Jeffrey Modell Foundation for Primary Immunodeficiency Research and serves on th
Advisory Board of Jane Doe No More
a non-profit devoted to erasing the stigma of sexual assault. Wexler is also a founding member of the Connecticut chapter of Women in Power, which hosts several events each year devoted to educating and empowering women in their personal and professional lives. Lisa is a lifetime member of Hadassah and an active member of the Weston Kiwanis.

Personal life

Lisa Wexler is married to William (Bill) A. Wexler. Her children are Jonathan Wexler, Joanna Wexler Moss and Joanna's husband, Yotam Moss. Lisa is usually found with at least one of her beloved bichons, either Shaina or Yofi.

References

External links

The official website of the Lisa Wexler Show
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