Joint Committee on Judicial Rules

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

Convene, review and approve minutes

Minutes of November 13, 2012

1:05 PM

To Be Announced

Promulgated Rules: V.R.F.P.1(b)(1).; V.R.F.P. 1(b)(2), 2(b)(2); V.R.F.P. 4(b)(1)(A); V.R.F.P. 8(g).. Proposed Rules: V.R.F.P. 7, 7.1; V.R.F.P. 9(1)

• Jody Racht, Chair, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, Advisory Committee on Family Rules
  
• Kinvin Wroth, Reporter for Civil, Criminal, Probate and Family Rules, Vermont Supreme Court
  

2:00 PM

Promulgated Appelate Rules, Small Claims Procedure, and Proposed Civil & Environmental Court Rules

Promulaged Appelate Rules: Restyled V.R.A.P.; V.R.A.P. 5, 6, 10, 12, 28, 33, 34, 39, 40, 45.1; Proposed Civil and Environmental Court Rules: V.R.C.P. 80.1(b)(3); V.R.C.P. 80.9, and V.R.E.C.P. 5(h)(1); and Promulgated Rules of Small Claims Procedure: V.R.S.C.P. 3; V.R.S.C.P. 7; V.R.S.C.P. 8; and V.R.S.C.P. 13

• William Griffin, Chair, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, Vermont Supreme Court
  
• Kinvin Wroth, Reporter for Civil, Criminal and Family Procedures, Vermont Supreme Court
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, December 13, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-4, 5

Meeting Record

10:15 AM

Promulgated Emergency Rule effective November 13, 2013

V.R.Cr.P. 11.1. Adds provisions to plea colloquy required by changes to 18 V.S.A. Sec. 4230

• Honorable Walter Morris , Reporter, Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules
  

10:30 AM

Proposed Rules (proposed October 14, 2013; comments due December 13, 2013)

a. V.R.P.P. 67. Theft of assets by fiduciaries in probate proceedings;
b. V.R.P.P. 80.21. Notice of appointment of guardian;
c. V.R.P.P. 17(a)(3). Defining "interested persons" in involuntary adult guardianship proceedings (Proposed December 4, 2013; comments due February 3, 2014)

• Joanne Ertel, Probate Judge and Chair, Advisory Committee on Probate Rules, Vermont Supreme Court
  
• Kinvin Wroth, Reporter for Civil, Criminal and Family Procedures, Vermont Supreme Court
  

10:45 AM

Promulgated Civil and Environmental Court Rules (promulgated December 2, 2013; effective February 3,

a. V.R.C.P. 80.1(b)(3). Reflecting change from BISHCA to Department of Financial Regulation;
b. V.R.C.P. 80.9. Reflecting elimination of the District Court and transfer of its jurisdiction over municipal parking violations to the Criminal Division of the Superior Court;
c. V.R.C.P. 5(h)(1). Requireing the appellant to produce a transcript in all on-the-record appeals.

• William Griffin, Chair, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, Vermont Supreme Court
  
• Kinvin Wroth, Reporter for Civil, Criminal, Probate and Family Rules, Vermont Supreme Court
  

10:52 AM

Proposed Civil Rules (proposed December 5, 2013 ( approx.); comments due by February 5, 2014 (approx

a. V.R.C.P. 4(b). Eliminating requirement that summons contain e-mail address of Court;
b. V.R.C.P. 79(b)and (c). Reflecting elimination of record-keeping requirements in Act 67 of 2013.

• William Griffin, Chair, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, Vermont Supreme Court
  
• Kinvin Wroth, Reporter for Civil, Criminal, Probate and Family Rules, Vermont Supreme Court
  

11:00 AM

Rules Recommended for Promulgation by Family Rules Committee4; Not Yet Acted on by Supreme Court

V.R.F.P. 7, 7.1. Representation of child by attorney or guardian ad litem.

• Amy Davenport, Administrative Judge, Judiciary
  
• Kinvin Wroth, Reporter for Civil, Criminal, Probate and Family Rules, Vermont Supreme Court
  

12:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

14-1, 2

Meeting Record

12:30 PM

Review and Approve Minutes

Minutes of December 13, 2013

12:45 PM

Proposed Rules

V.R.P.P. 80.1; V.R.P.P. 17(a)(3)

• Joanne Ertel, Probate Judge and Chair, Advisory Committee on Probate Rules, Vermont Supreme Court
  
• Kinvin Wroth, Reporter for Civil, Criminal, Probate and Family Rules, Vermont Supreme Court
  

1:00 PM

Promulgated and Proposed Rules

Promulgated Rules of Family Procedures V.R.F.P. 7, 7.1 and Proposed Rules of Family Procedure V.R.F.P. 16

• Kinvin Wroth, Reporter for Civil, Criminal, Probate and Family Rules, Vermont Supreme Court
  

1:15 PM

Promulgated Emergency Order; Promulgated Civil Rules, and Proposed Civil Rules

Promulgated Emergency Order V.R.C.P. 80.1(b)(3); Promulgated Civil Rules V.R.C.P. 4(b) and V.R.C.P. 79(b)

• William Griffin, Chair, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, Vermont Supreme Court
  
• Kinvin Wroth, Reporter for Civil, Criminal and Family Procedures, Vermont Supreme Court
  

1:45 PM

Proposed Rules of Criminal Procedure

Proposed Appellate Rule V.R.A.P. 3(b)(2) and V.R.Cr.P. 4, 5, 6, 12, 15, 18, 21, 25, 41, 50, 53, 54, 56

• Honorable Walter Morris , Reporter, Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules, Vermont Supreme Court
  

2:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

14-3, 4

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Proposed Rules of Probate Procedure: V.R.P.P.3., V.R.P.P.4., V.R.P.P5

• Kinvin Wroth, Reporter for Civil, Criminal, Probate and Family Procedures, Vermont Supreme Court
  

9:30 AM

Emergency and Proposed Family Rules

• Jody Racht, Chair, Advisory Committee on Family Rules
  
• Kinvin Wroth, Reporter for Civil, Criminal, Probate and Family Procedures, Vermont Supreme Court
  

9:45 AM

Rule 6(b), Vermont Rules for Public Access to Court Records

• Kinvin Wroth, Reporter for Civil, Criminal, Probate and Family Procedures, Vermont Supreme Court
  
• Judge Thomas Zonay, Chair, Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence, Vermont Supreme Court
  

10:00 AM

Proposed Rule: Rules of Evidence and Rules of Civil Procedure

• William Griffin, Chair, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules
  
• Kinvin Wroth, Reporter for Civil, Criminal, Probate and Family Procedures, Vermont Supreme Court
  

10:45 AM

Proposed Rule: Rules of Evidence and Rules of Civil Procedure

• Clara Gimenez, Reporter for Rules of Evidence, Vermont Supreme Court
  
• Jerome O'Neill, Chair, Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence, Vermont Supreme Court
  

11:15 PM

Adjourn

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