§ 3. Judicial officers; administrative and disciplinary control
The Supreme Court shall have administrative and disciplinary control of all judicial
officers of the State, in addition to and not inconsistent with the constitutional
powers of the General Assembly in those matters. It shall promulgate a Code of Judicial
Ethics that shall be binding on those officers for disciplinary purposes. It may promulgate
rules providing for the exercise of disciplinary control, including providing for
the manner of making and disposing of complaints of violations of judicial ethics,
a committee of the Judiciary for determining issues raised by complaints, and imposing
sanctions, including when appropriate suspension from judicial duties for the balance
of the term of the judicial officer charged. (1965, No. 194, § 14; amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.)
In Re Boardman, 2009 VT 42 (Vt. 2009). · cites it 2דConsistent with this broad mandate, the Legislature has provided that the Court shall have “disciplinary control of all judicial officers of the state, in addition to and not inconsistent with the constitutional powers of the general assembly in those matters,” 4 V.S.A. § 3;…”
In Re O'Dea, 622 A.2d 507 (Vt. 1993). · cites it 2דII, §§ 30, 36; 4 V.S.A. § 3; In re Hill, 152 Vt. 576, 577 , 569 A.”
In Re Steady, 641 A.2d 117 (Vt. 1994). · cites it 2דThe only relevant statute amplifying the constitutional provision, 4 V.S.A. § 3, places "disciplinary control of all judicial officers of the state" in this Court and authorizes us to issue rules for exercising that control.”
In Re Just. Hill, 568 A.2d 361 (Vt. 1989). “4 V.S.A. § 3. The Judicial Conduct Board is established under the Rules of Supreme Court for Disciplinary Control of Judges, and the jurisdiction and powers of the Board flow from these Rules.”
In Re Crushed Rock, Inc., 557 A.2d 84 (Vt. 1988). “” 4 V.S.A. § 3. See also Vermont Constitution ch.”
In Re Just. Hill, 569 A.2d 446 (Vt. 1989). · cites it 3ד” The only statute bearing on the subject is 4 V.S.A. § 3, which places “disciplinary control of all judicial officers of the state” in this Court.”
In Re John Grismore, 2024 VT 70 (Vt. 2024). “(quoting 4 V.S.A. § 3) (citing Vt. Const. ch. II, §§ 30, 36), and that applying the Code to the executive branch is a choice only for the Legislature.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the
Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and
treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.