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.
Subchapter
001
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PROBATE DISTRICTS
(Cite as: 4 V.S.A. § 272)
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§ 272. Probate districts; Probate judges
(a) There shall be one Probate district in each county, which shall be designated by the
name of the county. Each Probate district shall elect one Probate judge.
(b) To hold the position of Probate judge, a person shall be admitted by the Supreme Court
to practice law. This subsection shall not apply to any person who holds the office
of Probate judge on July 1, 2010.
(c) The Chief Superior Judge may specially assign a Probate judge to hear a case in a
geographical district other than the district for which the Probate judge was elected. (Added 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; amended 2021, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. May 31, 2022.)