MONTPELIER Last year, the Vermont Supreme Court established the Judiciary Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in recognition of the Vermont Constitution’s provisions that justice be “impartially administered, without
The Vermont Legislature approved seven judges, four Supreme Court justices and the high court’s chief justice for six-year terms in secret-ballot voting on Tuesday.
The news organization argues that the state’s Public Records Act requires a public body withholding a public record to state what that document is and the reason for keeping it shielded. The state contends it has met its duty under law.
The state’s top court officials met with members of the public in Bennington last week during the third of a series of forums aimed at promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the Vermont judiciary.