Judiciary Issues Directive on Public Access to Hearings

The Judiciary issued an Administrative Directive on Feb. 21, 2023 concerning post-pandemic public access to Vermont court hearings.  The Directive is effective immediately.   The stated purpose, “is to assure that the public, including the media, is provided access to all non-confidential Civil, Criminal, Family, Probate and Judicial Bureau proceedings, whether they are conducted in-person, remotely,…

Women’s Division January Event with Justice Waples

  On January 26, the Women’s Division of the VBA held its first in-person event since the pandemic.  The event occurred at Halvorson’s in Burlington and featured the Hon. Justice Nancy Waples, who spoke on the importance of representation in the law.  Justice Waples shared her personal story to becoming the first woman of color…