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The Judiciary has advised that following this weekend’s outage (4/26-4/27), its Case Management System, “Enterprise Justice” (formally Odyssey), upgrade is complete! All Judiciary systems including the Public Portal, the Attorney Portal, Vermont Digital Evidence Portal (VDEP), and Odyssey E-File and Serve are back up and operational. There are no changes to appearance or functionality to…
DetailsMONTPELIER, 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…
DetailsSuperior 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsThe Board of Managers of the Vermont Bar Association approved the creation of a section Animal Law at its meeting on March 28, 2024 in Burlington. The first chair of the section is Laura Fox, Visiting Professor and Director of the Farmed Animal Advocacy Clinic (FAAC) at Vermont Law and Graduate School. Fox was one…
DetailsThe 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,…
DetailsThe Vermont Judiciary announced today (3/20/24) the selection of D. Scott Acus as the state’s first Mental Health and the Courts Project Director. This newly created position arose out of a recommendation by the Vermont Judiciary Commission on Mental Health and the Courts, established as a Tri-Branch effort to address the needs of court-involved individuals…
DetailsGov. Phil Scott announced today (3/19/2024) that he has appointed Bram Kranichfeld as permanent state’s attorney for Franklin County. The Governor named him interim state’s attorney in September, following the previous state’s attorney’s resignation. The appointment was effective last week for the term ending January of 2027. Initial Release, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023…
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