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News & Announcements

Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.

Fri, 10/25/2024

Notice:

CM/ECF will be unavailable beginning at 5PM today, Friday, October 25, 2024, thru 8AM Monday October 28, 2024, for system maintenance.

Thu, 10/10/2024

The Clerk of Court is directed to supplement the 2023 Master Jury Wheel, Northern Jury Division, with an additional 5,000 names due to the excessive demand for names resulting in the exhaustion of the Master Wheel before its next scheduled refill...

Thu, 09/26/2024

In March 2005, the Judicial Conference approved guidance for the refund of fees that are paid electronically.  The Conference's current policy regarding refunding filing fees, in effect since 1949, has been broadly interpreted to generally...

Tue, 09/17/2024

The United States District Court for the District of Vermont is pleased to announce the appointment of the Honorable Mary Kay Lanthier as United States District Judge.  Judge Lanthier was sworn in by Chief Judge Christina Reiss on September 17,...

Thu, 07/18/2024

NOTICE OF NEW CHIEF JUDGE

In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 136, please be advised that the Honorable Christina Reiss will assume the position of Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Vermont effective July 21,...

Thu, 06/13/2024

Due to the holiday, the Clerk's Office in both locations will be closed on Thursday, July 4, 2024.

On Friday, July 5, 2024, the District Court Clerk's Office in Burlington will remain open. Bankruptcy Court will be closed in both locations...

Thu, 04/04/2024

The U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Vermont will be CLOSED today, Thursday, April 4, 2024, due to the winter storm and projected hazardous road conditions during the day. 

The court's Electronic Case Files (ECF) and...

Mon, 04/01/2024

The Judicial Conference of the United States has authorized the appointment of a full-time United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of New York at Albany, New York.  The essential function of courts is to dispense...

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