The United States Courts for the District of Vermont announces that the Honorable Colleen A. Brown will retire from the bench on February 2, 2022. Judge Brown has served as the bankruptcy judge in Vermont since April of 2000. In addition to her...
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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.
Wed, 04/07/2021
This General Order revises and supersedes General Order No. 95 governing the procedures for the filing, service and management of highly sensitive documents.
Fri, 03/26/2021
This order extends the authorization for the use of video and telephone conferencing technology
in light of the continuing COVID-19 emergency.
Order (pdf)
Thu, 03/11/2021
The District of Vermont mourns the loss of the Honorable Peter W. Hall, United States Circuit Judge.
Announcement (pdf)
Thu, 03/04/2021
To help promote public education about COVID-19 vaccines, Dr. Erin Bromage Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology, UMass Dartmouth, who has been working with the New England courts, recently answered questions about the vaccines posed by a group...
Wed, 01/13/2021
WHEREAS, in response to recent disclosures of wide-spread breaches of both private sector and government computer systems, federal courts are immediately adding new security procedures to protect highly sensitive documents filed with the courts...
Mon, 01/04/2021
This order extends the authorization for the use of video and telephone conferencing technology in light of the continuing COVID-19 emergency. By General Order No. 93 dated September 25, 2020, the court authorized the extension of the use of...
Thu, 12/03/2020
NOTICE: Access to CJA eVoucher will be unavailable or users may experience latency on Saturday, December 5, 2020, from 9 am to 10 am (EST) and 2 pm to 5:00 pm (EST) for planned maintenance. ...
Mon, 11/30/2020
Due to the holidays, the Clerk's Offices (all locations) will be closed on the following dates:
- Thursday, December 24, 2020
- Friday, December 25, 2020
- Thursday, December 31, 2020
- Friday, January 1, 2021...
Wed, 11/25/2020
The Clerk's Office (all locations) will be closed on Thursday, November 26, 2020, and Friday, November 27, 2020, to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. The court's Electronic Case Files (ECF) and Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)...