United States District Court for the District of Vermont

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The United States District Court for the District of Vermont is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of Vermont. The court has locations in Brattleboro, Burlington, and Rutland. The Court was created under the Judiciary Act 1791 under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Circuit Court. Under the Judiciary Act 1801, the Circuits were reorganised and this Court was assigned to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit where it has remained since. Originally created with one Judgeship, in 1966 a second Judgeship was added.

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court.

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[edit] Judges

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
18 Chief Judge William K. Sessions III VT 1947 1995–present 2002-present (none) Clinton
17 District Judge John Garvan Murtha VT 1941 1995–present 1995-2002 (none) Clinton
15 Senior District Judge Franklin S. Billings, Jr. VT 1922 1984–1994 1988-1991 1994-present Reagan

[edit] List of former judges

# Judge State Born/Died Term of service Appointed by Reason for
termination
Active Chief Senior
1 Nathaniel Chipman VT 1752-1843 1791–1793 (none) (none) Washington resignation
2 Samuel Hitchcock VT 1755-1813 1793–1801 (none) (none) Washington elevation to Second Circuit
3 Elijah Paine VT 1757-1842 1801–1842 (none) (none) Adams resignation
4 Samuel Prentiss VT 1782-1857 1842–1857 (none) (none) Tyler death
5 David Allen Smalley VT 1809-1877 1857–1877 (none) (none) Pierce death
6 Hoyt Henry Wheeler VT 1833-1906 1877–1906 (none) (none) Hayes retirement
7 James Loren Martin VT 1846-1915 1906–1915 (none) (none) T. Roosevelt death
8 Harland Bradley Howe VT 1873-1946 1915–1940 (none) 1940-1945 Wilson retirement
9 James Patrick Leamy VT 1892-1949 1940–1949 (none) (none) F. Roosevelt death
10 Ernest William Gibson, Jr. VT 1901-1969 1949–1969 1966-1969 (none) Truman death
11 Bernard Joseph Leddy VT 1910-1972 1966–1972 1969-1972 (none) L. Johnson death
12 James Lowell Oakes VT 1924- 1970–1971 (none) (none) Nixon elevation to Second Circuit
13 James Stuart Holden VT 1914-1996 1971–1984 1972-1983 1984-1996 Nixon death
14 Albert Wheeler Coffrin VT 1919-1993 1972–1989 1983-1988 1989-1993 Nixon death
16 Fred I. Parker VT 1938-2003 1990–1994 1991-1994 (none) G. H. W. Bush elevation to Second Circuit

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