Following the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) revised guidance, Governor Phil Scott issued an Executive Order on May 14, 2021 lifting the State of Vermont’s masking
and social distancing requirements for fully vaccinated...
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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, 05/21/2021
Tue, 04/20/2021
On June 7, 2021, our court is scheduled to “go live” with the Next Generation of CM/ECF (NextGen). All CM/ECF users must take action steps in order to continue to file electronically on or after that date. Click here for...
Thu, 04/15/2021
To ensure proper system operations, the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) Development Branch will perform failover testing from 4:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, April 18, 2021.
PACER users and NextGen Case...
Tue, 04/13/2021
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 District of Vermont at Burlington, Vermont. The selection process will be...
Tue, 04/13/2021
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...
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...