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MONTPELIER, Vermont – The Vermont Bar Association joins the American Bar Association in condemning the continued attacks on judges and other members of our judicial system. The VBA is a non-profit and non-partisan organization that is committed to robust civil discourse and the exercise of First Amendment rights – but we will not, and…
Superior Court Judge The Judicial Nominating Board is seeking applicants for the Superior Court Judge vacancy which will be created by the upcoming retirement of Judge Toor. The Chief Superior Judge will assign this Judge to the Northwestern area of the North Region of the Superior Court, with primary assignments to the Chittenden, Franklin, Grand…
The Vermont Bar Association and Vermont Law and Graduate School are accepting applications from new and new-to-Vermont lawyers who want to start their own solo law practices. We will select 2-4 candidates to work with for 18 months as they hone their legal and business skills. The incoming group will overlap with our present class…
The Judiciary has announced the Superior Judge Rotation Schedule for Sept. 3, 2024, through Sept. 1, 2025. Click here to see the schedule.
More than 100 students participated in the 2024 Mock Trial Competition at Vermont Law and Graduate School on April 6. Teams included Brattleboro Union High School, Hartford High School, Mt. Mansfield Union High School, Rutland High School, Champlain Valley Union High School, Randolph Technical Career Center and Southwest VT Career Center. The Vermont Bar Association…
The VBA held its 2024 Mid-Year Meeting at the Burlington Hilton Lake Champlain on March 29. With about 240 attorneys, 40 Vermont judges, 21 sponsors (a post-pandemic record), and special guests, there were more than 300 people on hand for the big day. The weather cooperated, more or less – it was cold and windy…
The 2024 Mid-Year Meeting of the Vermont Bar Association took place at the Hilton Lake Champlain in Burlington on Friday, March 29. An important part of the business meeting was, as ever, elections to the VBA Board of Managers. Those elected on Friday will begin their terms after the VBA Annual Meeting on Sept. 29,…