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Vermont Supreme Court Oral Arguments


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After reviewing the briefs, the Court determines whether the case will be heard by the full Court or a three-justice panel. If requested by a party, the Court grants oral argument, although it may direct that a case will be considered on the briefs without oral argument.

Cases assigned to a three-justice panel generally involve fewer issues and/or issues in which the applicable law is settled. The decision of a three-justice panel must be unanimous and a short written decision is issued in each case, usually within 48 hours of argument. Oral argument in these cases is limited to five minutes per side. Parties may appear in person or by video conference. A party planning to appear by video must notify the Court no later than three business days before the scheduled argument date. See V.R.A.P. 33.1(b).

Oral argument in cases heard by the full Court is generally for thirty minutes, fifteen minutes per side. These cases are decided after oral argument by written opinion.

The Court’s schedule is generally available a month in advance of argument on the Court’s website Supreme Court Calendar . Audio recordings of past oral arguments are also available below.

To listen to an argument click on the year then the month the case was heard.  Once you find the case click on the docket number to hear the case.  If you are looking for cases that were heard before 2012 please contact the Vermont Supreme Court Clerk to gain access to the audio argument.  You will need Windows Media Player, this is a free download, click here to download if you do not have Windows Media Player.  This works best with Internet Explorer.  
TitleHearing DateCase Name
expand Year of Argument: 2013
2012-0851/15/2013State of Vermont v. Michael Cahill
2012-1341/16/2013State of Vermont v. Corrina Sullivan
2012-1461/16/2013Marc Wood v. Town of Hartford Zoning Board of Adjustment
2012-1661/16/2013Rhonda Cameron Rollo v. David W. Cameron
2012-1951/15/2013Foti Fuels, Inc. & Robert Foti v. Kurrle Corp., Payjack, LLC & James J. Kurrle
2012-2271/15/2013Adam Cate v. City of Burlington
2012-4481/16/2013In re Investigation into General Order No. 45
2012-0582/21/2013Leslie Anne Whittington v. Office of Professional Regulation
2012-196, 2012-300, 2012-3922/21/2013Stephanie Lesage, Mary McNeil & Richard Mostrom, Colin McNeil, Daniel & Claudia McNeil v. Town of Colchester / Mary Jane Marchelewicz v. Town of Colchester / In re Colchester Leased Lands
2012-2122/21/2013Michael Hanson-Metayer v. Elizabeth Hanson-Metayer
2012-2682/6/2013Lisa Crown v. Jeffrey W. Lawson
2012-2732/6/2013Bobbi Jo Stellato v. McCurtis Anthony Williams
2012-3772/6/2013Allen Rheaume v. Bonnie Rutledge, Commissioner of Dept. of Motor Vehicles, et al.
2012-087, 2012-101, 2012-102, 2012-103, 2012-207, 2012-231, 2012-3093/27/2013State v. Ronald Medina, Douglas J. Hewitt, Jr., Shane T. Goodrich, Ricardo Ramos, William Abernathy, Tyler J. Hartz, and Jeffrey Gerrow, et al.
2012-1623/28/2013In re Edwin Towne
2012-1933/12/2013Lorrie Tetreault v. David Tetreault
2012-2243/28/2013Brownington Center Church of Browington, Vermont, Inc. v. Town of Irasburg
2012-2623/12/2013Christopher M. Wurster v. Karen Wurster-Sinex
2012-2903/12/2013Rickey Thibodeau v. Ashley Blanchard
2012-2943/27/2013Janet Knutsen v. David M. Dion, Thomas Gardner, David M. Dion Real Estate, Inc., VT Assn. of Realtors, Inc.
2012-3363/12/2013Peter Vieta v. Department of Labor
2012-3373/28/2013Daniel Brown v. State of Vermont
2012-3673/28/2013Loren and Kathryn Hogaboom v. Trevor Jenkins and Town of Milton
2012-4333/27/2013State v. Ryan Gillard, Robert Holland, Suzanna Jones, Ann Morse, David Rodgers & Eric Wallace Senft
2011-2014/9/2013Miriam R. Levin, Margaret G. Grunstein and Leon D. Grundstein v. Robert Grundstein
2012-094, 2012-2364/23/2013In re Jean Brett, In re Leslie McCool
2013-213, 2013-0104/24/2013State v. Bryan Wainwright, State v. Matthew E. Wilder
2012-2584/24/2013Rockingham Area Community Land Trust v. Town of Rockingham
2012-2994/9/2013In re J.D.
2012-3404/9/2013In re K.F., Juvenile
2012-3544/9/2013In re Allen Rheaume
2012-3914/23/2013Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. v. MMG Insurance Co.
2012-4314/24/2013Rachel Smith v. Jasper Wright
2012-4384/23/2013State of Vermont v. George Cuomo
2013-0034/24/2013Thomas & Mary Baptie, Individually and as Administrators of the Estate of John Baptie v. Jonathan Bruno and Aron McNeil
2012-3565/7/2013Alan and Rachel Yeager v. Jack and Dawn Menard
2012-2715/7/2013William B. Birch v. Alan G. Jesseman