County’s top prosecutor is navigating a severe staffing shortage

A lengthening list of critics of the performance of State’s Attorney Eva Vekos said they’re growing more concerned in light of a significant, temporary staffing shortage in her office.

Orwell lawyer appointed to federal judgeship

President Biden on Thursday appointed Mary Kay Lanthier, a public defender in Rutland with a history in Addison County, to the U.S. District Court of Vermont.

Vekos gets law license back

The Vermont Supreme Court reinstated the law license of Addison County’s top prosecutor roughly three weeks after suspending it.

Bristol man pleads not guilty to wire fraud charges

Federal authorities claim that a Bristol man swindled customers of a fraudulent woodworking business out of $165,000.

Marriage equality champion Justice Beth Robinson nominated to federal court

President Joe Biden on Thursday nominated Vermont Supreme Court Justice Beth Robinson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. If confirmed by the Senate, she would become the first openly LGBTQ+ woman to serve on a federal appellate court.Rob … (read more)