Family Division Oversight Committee
The Family Division Oversight Committee is an advisory board to the Vermont Supreme Court. This committee makes recommendations to the court about administrative and judicial matters in the family division. Its work helps to promote the vision of the Vermont Judiciary for a fair, well-managed, and impartial court system. Issues the committee reviews include:
- Changes or additions to family statutes and rules
- Efficiency in scheduling, calendaring, and case-flow management in the courthouses
- Improvements to family division policy, procedures, and forms
- Concerns about the division from members of the judiciary, legislature, judicial rules committee, and legal associations.
The sixteen members of the committee serve three-year terms.
Committee Members
Honorable Thomas A. Zonay | Chief Superior Judge |
Honorable Nancy J. Waples | Associate Justice, Liaison from Supreme Court |
Tari Scott | Chief of Trial Court Operations, Court Administrator's Designee |
Honorable Lisa A. Warren | Superior Judge, Chair |
Honorable Howard Kalfus | Superior Judge |
Honorable Heather Gray | Superior Judge |
Honorable Alicia Humbert | Magistrate |
Honorable Kirstin K. Schoonover | Superior Judge |
Margaret Villeneuve | Superior Court Clerk |
Wendy Dickie | Court Operations Manager |
Margaret Crowley | Family Division Case Manager |
Sally Carruthers | Family Division Case Manager |
Jennifer Agnew, Esq. | Attorney Designee |
Susan M. Ellwood, Esq. | Attorney Designee, Family Rules Member |
Boolie Sluka, Esq. | Attorney Designee |
Bailey Mills | Court Operations Manager |
Contact Information
Kelly Smith, Program Administrator
Office of Chief Superior Judge
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609