Vermont § 1108 - Judicial Bureau violations; jurisdiction of assistant judges
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 1108 — Judicial Bureau violations; jurisdiction of assistant judges, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1108. Judicial Bureau violations; jurisdiction of assistant judges
- (a) Subject to the limits of this section and notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, an assistant judge sitting alone shall have the same jurisdiction, powers,
and duties to hear and decide matters within the jurisdiction of the Judicial Bureau
under section 1102 of this title as a hearing officer has under the provisions of this chapter. (b)(1) An assistant judge who elects to hear and decide matters in the Judicial Bureau shall: (A) [Repealed.] (B) have successfully completed at least 40 hours of training, which shall be provided
by the Court Administrator; and (C) annually complete eight hours of continuing education supervised by the Court Administrator. (2) The training and education required by this subsection shall be developed by the Court
Administrator in consultation with the Association of Assistant Judges. Law clerk
assistance shall be available to the assistant judges. (c) The Chief Superior Judge may assign or direct assignment of an assistant judge with
the assistant judge’s consent to hear matters in the Judicial Bureau within the county
in which the assistant judge presides or in a county other than the county in which
the assistant judge presides if the assistant judge has elected to hear and decide
such matters. (Added 1997, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 2005, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. May 20, 2006; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 55a; 2021, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. May 31, 2022.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1108 ("Judicial Bureau violations; jurisdiction of assistant judges") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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