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4 V.S.A. § 4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 4 - Judiciary|Chapter 1 - Supreme Court|§ 4. Justices

§ 4. Justices|(a) The Supreme Court shall consist of one Chief Justice and four Associate Justices, appointed in accordance with the Constitution and chapter 15 of this title or retained in office under subsection (c) of this section.(b) When the Office of Chief Justice becomes vacant for any reason, the duties of that Office shall forthwith devolve upon the Justice with the longest period of service on the Supreme Court until the appointment of a Chief Justice in accordance with the Constitution.(c) A Supreme Court Justice may file in the Office of the Secretary of State, on or before September 1 of the year preceding the expiration of the term for which he or she was appointed or retained, a declaration that he or she will be a candidate for retention. However, a Justice appointed and having taken the oath of office after September 1 of the year preceding the expiration of the term of office shall automatically be a candidate for retention without filing notice. When a Justice files such a declaration, his or her name shall be submitted to the General Assembly for a vote on retention. The General Assembly shall vote upon one ballot on the question "Shall the following Supreme Court Justices be retained in office?" The names of the Justices shall be followed by "Yes __ No __ ." If a majority of those voting on the question vote against retention, upon expiration of the term of office a vacancy shall exist which shall be filled by appointment in accordance with the Constitution and chapter 15 of this title; if the majority vote is in favor of retention, the Justice shall, unless removed for cause, remain in office for another term, and, at its end, shall be eligible for retention in office in the manner herein prescribed.(d) The Court Administrator shall notify the Secretary of State whenever a Justice is appointed and takes the oath of office after September 1 of the year preceding the expiration of the term of office to which the Justice has succeeded thereby resulting in automatic notification of an intention to continue in office. Whenever a Justice files a declaration under subsection (c) of this section, or notification occurs automatically, the Secretary of State shall notify the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the Office of Legislative Counsel, and the Office of Legislative Operations forthwith. (Amended 1967, No. 306 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1969, No. 125, § 8; 1975, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1981, No. 3, § 1; 1985, No. 98, § 1; 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 21.)
4 V.S.A. § 5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 4 - Judiciary|Chapter 1 - Supreme Court|§ 5. Term of Justices

§ 5. Term of Justices|(a) The term of the Justices, except in case of an appointment to fill a vacancy, shall be for a term of six years from and including April 1 in the year of such appointment or retention under subsection 4(c) of this title. When a Justice of the Supreme Court, who has sat at the hearing of a cause, retires from office before such cause is decided, the Justice shall remain a member of such Court for the purpose of assisting in the decision thereof and of signing the entry order, provided that such service may extend only to the following term of Court. For such service the Justice shall receive a reasonable compensation to be fixed by the Justices of such Court and reasonable expenses while on office business.(b) A justice shall remain in office until a successor is appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed for cause or unless he resigns. (Amended 1975, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1985, No. 98, § 2.)
4 V.S.A. § 6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 4 - Judiciary|Chapter 1 - Supreme Court|§ 6. Disqualification of Justices

§ 6. Disqualification of Justices|A Justice of the Supreme Court shall not be an officer in a railroad, banking, or insurance corporation in this State.
4 V.S.A. § 8
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 4 - Judiciary|Chapter 1 - Supreme Court|§ 8. General and special terms

§ 8. General and special terms|The terms of the Supreme Court and times and places of those terms shall be stated by administrative order of the Supreme Court. The Court Administrator shall act as Clerk of the Supreme Court. (Amended 1963, No. 15, § 1; 1967, No. 174, § 1; 1979, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
4 V.S.A. § 17
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 4 - Judiciary|Chapter 1 - Supreme Court|§ 17. Reporter of decisions; appointment

§ 17. Reporter of decisions; appointment|The Justices of the Supreme Court shall in each even year appoint a reporter of the decisions of the Court and may fill a vacancy in such office.
4 V.S.A. § 18
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 4 - Judiciary|Chapter 1 - Supreme Court|§ 18. Opinions; filing and preservation; copies

§ 18. Opinions; filing and preservation; copies|(a) Each opinion of the Supreme Court shall be signed by one or more of the Justices and filed with the reporter of decisions.(b) When a volume of the Vermont Reports has been published, the reporter shall transmit for preservation the original opinions in the cases printed therein to the clerk of the general term.(c) On tender of the fees therefor, the reporter or clerk shall furnish a certified copy of any opinion to any person applying for the same.(d) The reporter shall forthwith furnish the Commissioner of Labor, free of charge, copies of all opinions filed involving the administration of the labor laws of the State. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. March 29, 1972; 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006.)
4 V.S.A. § 20
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 4 - Judiciary|Chapter 1 - Supreme Court|§ 20. Reports of decisions

§ 20. Reports of decisions|The reporter shall annually prepare the decisions of the Court for publication, read the proof, and superintend the printing and binding thereof. All causes decided shall be reported within one year after the decisions are made.
4 V.S.A. § 21
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 4 - Judiciary|Chapter 1 - Supreme Court|§ 21. Court Administrator

§ 21. Court Administrator|The Office of Court Administrator is hereby created. He or she shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Supreme Court which shall fix his or her salary and prescribe his or her duties from time to time. He or she shall devote full time to his or her official duties to the exclusion of engagement in any other business or profession for profit. (Added 1967, No. 174, § 2.)
4 V.S.A. § 21a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 4 - Judiciary|Chapter 1 - Supreme Court|§ 21a. Duties of the Administrative Judge

§ 21a. Duties of the Administrative Judge|(a) The Administrative Judge shall assign and specially assign Superior judges, including himself or herself, and Environmental judges to the Superior Court. All Superior judges except Environmental judges shall be subject to the requirements of rotation as ordered by the Supreme Court. Assignments made pursuant to the rotation schedule shall be subject to the approval of the Supreme Court.(b) In making any assignment under this section, the Administrative Judge shall give consideration to the experience, temperament, and training of a judge and the needs of the court. In making an assignment to the Environmental Division, the Administrative Judge shall give consideration to experience and expertise in environmental and land use law and shall assign or specially assign judges in a manner to provide appropriate attention to all geographic areas of the State.(c) In making any assignments to the Environmental Division under this section, the Administrative Judge shall regularly assign two judges, at least one of whom shall be an Environmental judge. An Environmental judge may be assigned to other divisions in the Superior Court for a period of time not exceeding two years. When assigned to other divisions in the Superior Court, the Environmental judge shall have all the powers and responsibilities of a Superior judge. (Added 1989, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1990; amended 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 40; 1995, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; 1999, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 71, eff. May 24, 2000; 2001, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 71, eff. June 27, 2002; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
4 V.S.A. § 22
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 4 - Judiciary|Chapter 1 - Supreme Court|§ 22. Designation and special assignment of judicial officers and retired judicial officers

§ 22. Designation and special assignment of judicial officers and retired judicial officers|(a)(1) The Chief Justice may appoint and assign a retired Justice or judge with his or her consent or a Superior or Probate judge to a special assignment on the Supreme Court. The Chief Justice may appoint, and the Administrative Judge shall assign, an active or retired Justice or a retired judge, with his or her consent, to any special assignment in the Superior Court or the Judicial Bureau.  (2) The Administrative Judge may appoint and assign a judge to any special assignment in the Superior Court. As used in this subdivision, a judge shall include a Superior judge, a Probate judge, a Family Division magistrate, or a judicial hearing officer.   (b) The Administrative Judge may appoint and assign a member of the Vermont Bar residing within the State of Vermont to serve temporarily as:  (1) an acting judge in Superior Court; (2) an acting magistrate; (3) an acting Probate judge; or (4) an acting hearing officer to hear cases in the Judicial Bureau.   (c) Special assignments may be made as a result of the disqualification, disability, or death of a Justice or judge, or because of the vacancy of a judicial office, or because the business of the court requires. When so designated and assigned and in the actual performance of those judicial duties, an appointee shall have all the powers and authority of the assigned judicial office, but not otherwise and shall retain them until the duties devolving upon him or her are fully performed. A designated and assigned Justice or judge or acting judge shall not be counted in the number of Justices or judges provided by law.(d) [Repealed.](e) The Supreme Court shall develop and provide whatever judicial training it deems necessary to enable persons who are specially assigned under this section to carry out their assigned judicial duties.(f) In making an appointment under subsection (b) of this section, the Administrative Judge shall apply the criteria and standards for judicial appointments contained in section 601 of this title. (Added 1973, No. 268 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 1, 1974; amended 1977, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1979, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1995, No. 59, § 1; 1995, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 18; 1997, No. 5, §§ 1, 2, eff. April 8, 1997; 1997, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2001, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 72, eff. June 27, 2002; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; 2005, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. May 20, 2006; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2013, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2014.)
4 V.S.A. § 23
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 4 - Judiciary|Chapter 1 - Supreme Court|§ 23. Compensation

§ 23. Compensation|In the performance of judicial duties, the specially assigned judicial officer shall be entitled to a per diem equal to the daily compensation authorized for the judicial position to which he or she is assigned and necessary expenses. An acting judge in Criminal Division of the Superior Court shall receive $75.00 a day and necessary expenses. Payment of compensation for special judicial assignments shall not diminish the retirement compensation of retired judicial officers. However, a retired judicial officer shall not receive total annual compensation in excess of the annual salary of a Superior Judge. Active judicial officers shall receive the compensation of their regular judicial office or that of the office to which they are specially assigned, whichever is greater. (Added 1973, No. 268 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 1, 1974; amended 1977, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1979, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2009, No. 154, § 238.)
4 V.S.A. § 25
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 4 - Judiciary|Chapter 1 - Supreme Court|§ 25. Judicial Branch; furlough days; administrative leave

§ 25. Judicial Branch; furlough days; administrative leave|(a) The Supreme Court is authorized to declare up to 12 unpaid Judicial Branch furlough days in a fiscal year and on those days may close the courts in the State. For purposes of implementing a furlough day, the Supreme Court is authorized to reduce on a daily or hourly basis all salaries established by 32 V.S.A. §§ 1003(c), 1141, and 1142, and all other salaries paid by the Judicial Branch. Furlough days declared under this section shall have the same effect as holidays under 1 V.S.A. § 371 for the purpose of counting time under the Rules of Court Procedure and the Vermont Statutes Annotated.(b) The Supreme Court is authorized to pay on an hourly basis all persons whose compensation is established by 32 V.S.A. §§ 1010, 1511, and 1551 and 4 V.S.A. §§ 23, 75, and 356.(c) The Supreme Court may allow Supreme Court Justices, Superior judges, Environmental judges, magistrates, hearing officers, Probate judges, Superior Court clerks, or any State-compensated employees of the Judicial Branch not covered by a collective bargaining agreement to take an administrative leave of absence without pay, or with pay if the person is called to active duty in support of an extended national or State military operation. These judicial officers and State employees shall be entitled to be compensated in the same manner as Judicial Branch employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement called to active duty. The Court Administrator, at the direction of the Supreme Court, shall include provisions in the personnel rules of the Judiciary to administer these leaves of absence. (Added 1991, No. 50, § 97a; amended 1991, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2003, No. 66, § 114a; 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 99a, 100; 2005, No. 66, § 4; 2009, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § E.204.1, eff. June 2, 2009; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
4 V.S.A. § 26
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 4 - Judiciary|Chapter 1 - Supreme Court|§ 26. Half-time judges

§ 26. Half-time judges|Of the Superior judge positions authorized by this title, up to two may be shared, each by two half-time judges. Of the magistrate positions authorized by this title, one may be shared by two half-time magistrates. Of the hearing officer positions authorized by this title, one may be shared by two half-time hearing officers. Half-time Superior judges, magistrates, and hearing officers shall be paid proportionally and shall receive the same benefits as State employees who share a job. Half-time Superior judges, magistrates, and hearing officers shall not engage in the active practice of law for remuneration. (Added 1995, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; amended 1997, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 36; 1999, No. 58, § 1; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
4 V.S.A. § 27
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 4 - Judiciary|Chapter 1 - Supreme Court|§ 27. Court Technology Special Fund

§ 27. Court Technology Special Fund|There is established the Court Technology Special Fund which shall be managed in accordance with 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5. Administrative fees collected pursuant to 13 V.S.A. § 7252 and revenue collected pursuant to fees established pursuant to sections 1105 and 1109 of this title shall be deposited and credited to this Fund. The Fund shall be available to the Judicial Branch to pay for contractual and operating expenses and project-related staffing not covered by the General Fund related to the following:  (1) The acquisition and maintenance of software and hardware needed for case management, electronic filing, an electronic document management system, and the expense of implementation, including training. (2) The acquisition and maintenance of electronic audio and video court recording and conferencing equipment. (3) The acquisition, maintenance, and support of the Judiciary's information technology network, including training. (Added 2007, No. 65, § 61; amended 2007, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.026.)
4 V.S.A. § 27a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 4 - Judiciary|Chapter 1 - Supreme Court|§ 27a. Contracts for Internet service

§ 27a. Contracts for Internet service|Every contract to provide broadband Internet access service, as defined in 3 V.S.A. § 348(d)(1), for the Judicial Branch shall include terms and conditions requiring that the Internet service provider certify that it is in compliance with the consumer protection and net neutrality standards established in 3 V.S.A. § 348. (Added 2017, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
4 V.S.A. § 27b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 4 - Judiciary|Chapter 1 - Supreme Court|§ 27b. Electronically filed verified documents

§ 27b. Electronically filed verified documents|(a) A registered electronic filer in the Judiciary's electronic document filing system may file any document that would otherwise require the approval or verification of a notary by filing the document with the following language inserted above the signature and date:"I declare that the above statement is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that if the above statement is false, I will be subject to the penalty of perjury."(b) A document filed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall not require the approval or verification of a notary.(c) This section shall not apply to an affidavit in support of a search warrant application or to an application for a nontestimonial identification order. (Added 2019, No. 77, § 4, eff. June 19, 2019.)
4 V.S.A. § 28
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 4 - Judiciary|Chapter 1 - Supreme Court|§ 28. Municipal Ticket Repayment Revolving Fund

§ 28. Municipal Ticket Repayment Revolving Fund|(a) The Municipal Ticket Repayment Revolving Fund is created for the purpose of facilitating the transfer of incorrectly deposited Judicial Bureau payments to the appropriate municipality. A municipality may request a loan from the Municipal Ticket Repayment Revolving Fund in the amount owed another municipality if the municipality requesting the loan:  (1) received payments from the Judicial Bureau that were actually owed to the other municipality for penalties collected by the Judicial Bureau for violations of an ordinance within the other municipality; and (2) received such payments from the Judicial Bureau between June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2007.   (b) The Court Administrator shall have the authority to approve all loans from the Municipal Ticket Repayment Revolving Fund. To request a loan from the Fund, a municipality shall file an application on a form approved by the Court Administrator by July 1, 2008. The application shall contain the following information:  (1) an agreement, signed by both municipalities, defining the amount owed by one municipality to the other; and (2) a plan for the municipality requesting the loan to repay the Fund by July 1, 2013. The plan may authorize the Court Administrator to withhold Judicial Bureau violation payments to the municipality requesting the loan for deposit into the Fund.   (c) The maximum loan balance at any time shall be $250,000.00 for one municipality and $400,000.00 for all municipalities. The Court Administrator shall administer the Municipal Ticket Repayment Revolving Fund and shall establish procedures to allocate the available funds fairly and equitably. Upon the recommendation of the Court Administrator, the Secretary of Administration shall approve spending in anticipation of receipts from the Fund up to a maximum of $220,000.00.(d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the sending or receiving municipality from otherwise agreeing on, or bringing a civil action to resolve, overpayment issues prior to June 30, 2004.(e) Upon completion of the agreements authorized by this section, the remaining balance in the Fund shall be deposited in the Court Technology Special Fund pursuant to section 27 of this title. (Added 2007, No. 51, § 16; amended 2007, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 83, eff. March 6, 2008; 2013, No. 50, § E.204.)
4 V.S.A. § 30
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 4 - Judiciary|Chapter 1 - Supreme Court|§ 30. Superior Court

§ 30. Superior Court|(a)(1) A Superior Court having statewide jurisdiction is created. The Superior Court shall have the following divisions:   (A) A Civil Division, which shall be a court of record and have jurisdiction over the matters described in section 31 of this title. The Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply in the Civil Division. (B) A Criminal Division, which shall be a court of record and have jurisdiction over the matters described in section 32 of this title. The Vermont Rules of Criminal Procedure shall apply to criminal matters in the Criminal Division, and the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply to civil matters in the Criminal Division. (C) A Family Division, which shall be a court of record and have jurisdiction over the matters described in section 33 of this title. The Vermont Rules of Family Procedure shall apply in the Family Division. (D) An Environmental Division, which shall be a court of record and have jurisdiction over the matters described in section 34 of this title. The Vermont Rules for Environmental Proceedings shall apply in the Environmental Division. (E) A Probate Division, which shall have jurisdiction over the matters described in section 35 of this title. The Vermont Rules of Probate Procedure shall apply in the Probate Division.  (2) The Supreme Court shall promulgate rules, subject to review by the Legislative Committee on Judicial Rules under 12 V.S.A. chapter 1, which establish criteria for the transfer of cases between divisions.   (b) The Supreme Court shall by rule divide the Superior Court into 14 geographical units which shall follow county lines, except that, subject to the venue requirements of subsection 1001(e) of this title, the Environmental Division shall be a court of statewide jurisdiction and shall not be otherwise divided into geographical units. The Superior Court shall be held in each unit of the State.(c) Terms of the Superior Court shall be stated by administrative orders of the Supreme Court. The Court Administrator shall provide appropriate security services for each court in the State. (Added 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 7, 7a.)
4 V.S.A. § 31
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 4 - Judiciary|Chapter 1 - Supreme Court|§ 31. Jurisdiction; Civil Division

§ 31. Jurisdiction; Civil Division|The Civil Division shall have:  (1) original and exclusive jurisdiction of all original civil actions, except as otherwise provided in sections 2, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 1102 of this title; (2) appellate jurisdiction of causes, civil and criminal, appealable to the court; (3) original jurisdiction, concurrent with the Supreme Court, of proceedings in certiorari, mandamus, prohibition, and quo warranto; (4) exclusive jurisdiction to hear and dispose of any requests to modify or enforce orders in civil cases previously issued by the Superior or District Court other than orders relating to those actions listed in sections 437 and 454 of this title; and (5) jurisdiction to hear and dispose of any other matter brought before the court pursuant to law that is not subject to the jurisdiction of another division. (Added 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 7b; amended 2013, No. 34, § 1.)