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The judiciary has started a new service for members of the public who are looking for help accessing court services. The Access and Resource Center will be open for walk-in hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 AM to 2 PM on the ground floor of the Costello Courthouse, 32 Cherry Street in Burlington. Court…
DetailsThe Young Lawyers Division of the Vermont Bar Association (“YLD”) are seeking nominations for the recipient of the second annual Judge Peter W. Hall Integrity Award. This award is presented annually by the YLD to a Vermont attorney or judge who exhibits the exceptional characteristics for which Judge Hall was best known: integrity, humility, empathy,…
DetailsStarting November 1, 2022 attorneys may email their vacation schedules to jud.centralclerkreview@vermont.gov and the information will be entered into Odyssey and made available to all trial courts, including Probate and the Judicial Bureau, for scheduling purposes; attorneys need not send notices separately to each trial court. If attorneys wish to also notify the Vermont Supreme…
DetailsThe Vermont Judiciary website now includes a new “Standing Orders” page that will list any standing orders that judges issue for their units or divisions. You can see the page, here.
In June 2021, the Vermont Supreme Court established the Special Advisory Committee on Remote Hearings. The Committee was charged with making recommendations for the use of remote hearings in the post-pandemic world. In the spring of 2022, the Committee conducted a survey of Vermont attorneys to get their input on this important question. More than…
DetailsThe Department of Corrections is creating a new PIN access system for attorneys. For years, each correctional facility has used either attorney license number or other specially-assigned PIN for attorneys to be able to use when they call to speak to clients. Now they’re moving to a statewide system with a single pin number for…
DetailsThe Vermont Supreme Court issued the latest amendments to AO 49 on May 9, 2022, linked HERE. The state of judicial emergency has been extended to August 31, 2022 and the list of “limited entry courthouses” appears on the page linked HERE. Remote hearings continue to be encouraged, and court committee hearings can now…
DetailsThe Young Lawyer’s Division managed this weekend to bring back a beloved VBA tradition – the “Mid-Winter” Thaw in Montreal. Winter had come and gone, of course, but with the easing of travel restrictions, cooperation from the YLD, VBA staff, and the Omni Hotel, Vermont attorneys and judges were back from April 29 to May…
DetailsThe Vermont Bar Association, in partnership with its Diversity Section and Young Lawyers Division, sponsored a Martin Luther King, Jr. Poster-Essay Contest to celebrate the life and message of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle school students were asked to create a poster and write a short essay interpreting what Dr. King’s…
DetailsThe Vermont Bar Association congratulates Attorneys Matthew Garcia, Joy Karnes Limoge, Sarah North and Laura Savall as the 2022 winners of the VBA’s Pro Bono Service Award The Pro Bono Award is given annually by the VBA’s Board of Bar Managers to laud lawyers who provide extraordinary legal services to indigent and disadvantaged clients in…
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