Vermont’s superior court judges serve six-year terms and are then subject to a judicial retention process. The Joint Committee on Judicial Retention oversees the process. After various hearings and meetings, the Committee provides its recommendations on retention to both chambers in a joint assembly where the vote is taken by secret ballot. The Committee began…
The Vermont Bar Association held its 2025 Annual Meeting at the Hotel Champlain in Burlington on Sept. 26, 2025. A crowd of more than 200 Vermont attorneys, judges, special guest speakers, and 15 meeting sponsors were on hand. The hotel’s lobby had been renovated since our last meeting there and it looked elegant. The…
This just in from our colleagues at the Washington County Bar Association: Hello Colleagues, For our fall WCBA lunch, we will be hosting a time to “Meet the Judges.” The Washington County judges, Judge Schoonover, Judge Harris, Judge Tomasi, and Judge Kilgore, will be attending. It will be a good opportunity to say hello.…
The Judiciary has announced the Superior Judge Rotation Schedule for Sept. 3, 2024, through Sept. 1, 2025. Click here to see the schedule.