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Title 4 : Judiciary
Chapter 015 : Judicial Nominations and Appointments
(Cite as: 4 V.S.A. § 603)-
§ 603. Appointment of justices, judges, magistrates, Public Utility Commission Chair, and members
Whenever the Governor appoints a Supreme Court Justice, a Superior Judge, a magistrate, the Chair of the Public Utility Commission, or a member of the Public Utility Commission, the Governor shall select from the list of names of well-qualified persons submitted by the Judicial Nominating Board pursuant to law. The names of candidates submitted and not selected shall remain confidential. (Amended 1966, No. 64 (Sp. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1967; 1967, No. 306 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1971, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1973, No. 106, § 4, eff. May 25, 1973; 1975, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1979, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 34; 2023, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. July 1, 2024.)
