The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 4 V.S.A. § 21a)
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§ 21a. Duties of the Chief Superior Judge
(a) The Chief Superior Judge shall assign and specially assign Superior judges, including
themselves, and Environmental judges to the Superior Court. All Superior judges except
Environmental judges shall be subject to the requirements of rotation as ordered by
the Supreme Court. Assignments made pursuant to the rotation schedule shall be subject
to the approval of the Supreme Court.
(b) In making any assignment under this section, the Chief Superior Judge shall give consideration
to the experience, temperament, and training of a judge and the needs of the court.
In making an assignment to the Environmental Division, the Chief Superior Judge shall
give consideration to experience and expertise in environmental and land use law and
shall assign or specially assign judges in a manner to provide appropriate attention
to all geographic areas of the State.
(c) In making any assignments to the Environmental Division under this section, the Chief
Superior Judge shall regularly assign two judges, at least one of whom shall be an
Environmental judge. An Environmental judge may be assigned to other divisions in
the Superior Court for a period of time not exceeding two years. When assigned to
other divisions in the Superior Court, the Environmental judge shall have all the
powers and responsibilities of a Superior judge. (Added 1989, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1990; amended 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 40; 1995, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; 1999, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 71, eff. May 24, 2000; 2001, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 71, eff. June 27, 2002; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2021, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 31, 2022.)