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,…