Vermont Statutes Title 4 Sec. 906
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 4 Sec. 906
- Justice: when applied to a person, other than a Justice of the Supreme Court, shall mean a justice of the peace for the county for which he or she is elected or appointed. See
- Magistrate: shall mean any Supreme Court Justice, Superior judge, District judge, or Probate judge. See
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
§ 906. Conflicting appointments; excuse from attending by Chief Superior Judge
When an attorney is required to attend more than one trial, hearing, or other proceeding before a court or commission having judicial or quasi-judicial functions, or both, at times that conflict so that the attorney cannot reasonably attend each appointment, the attorney may request the Chief Superior Judge to designate which appointment the attorney shall attend. The Chief Superior Judge shall designate the appointment the attorney shall attend and shall notify the presiding magistrate of each court and commission of the Justice‘s or judge’s decision. The attorney shall be excused from attending at that time any proceedings other than the one designated by the Chief Superior Judge, and the other proceedings shall be rescheduled. (1959, No. 169; amended 1979, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 18; 2021, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 19, eff. May 31, 2022.)