APPOINTMENT OF NEW MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The Judicial Conference of the United States has authorized the appointment of
a full-time United States magistrate judge for the District of Connecticut at Bridgeport,
Connecticut. The...
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Fri, 08/21/2020
Wed, 06/24/2020
In re: ORDER EXTENDING USE OF VIDEO AND TELEPHONE CONFERENCING UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY
General Order #92 (pdf)
Tue, 06/23/2020
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit invites applications from qualified candidates for a 14-year appointment as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of New York at Syracuse, New York. The selection...
Fri, 06/19/2020
ANNOUNCEMENT OF RETIREMENT U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOHN M. CONROY
Announcement (pdf)
Tue, 05/26/2020
The Judicial Conference of the United States has authorized the appointment of a full‐time United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Vermont upon the retirement of the incumbent in February of 2021. ...
Tue, 05/26/2020
Application Form – U.S. Magistrate Judge
Form (pdf)
Tue, 05/26/2020
General Order #91
In Re: Order Authorizing the Attorney General or Designee to Conduct Naturalization Ceremonies
The COVID-19 emergency has required the temporary suspension of the naturalization ceremonies traditionally conducted...
Fri, 05/15/2020
In light of the COVID-19 emergency, the court reduced on-site hearings and staff activities at the Burlington and Rutland courthouses. Much of the work of the court continued through remote means, including video and telephone hearings. See...
Fri, 05/15/2020
The Vermont Department of Health authorities currently advise public and private agencies to continue to take necessary and appropriate precautions to reduce the possibility of exposure to Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) and slow the spread of the...
Tue, 04/28/2020
This General Order No. 89 supersedes General Order No. 86 dated March 23, 2020. It extends the procedures, restrictions, and deadlines under which the District Court and the Bankruptcy Court will operate while emergency measures necessary to...