Memos to the Vermont Bar

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2026
Memo To Bar - May 6, 2026 - Proposed Rules, eFile and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo To Bar - April 7, 2026 - Promulgated & Proposed Rules, 2026 Update to Appendices to Rules 5 and 6 of the Rules for Public Access to Court Records, eFile and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo To Bar - March 2, 2026 - Promulgated Rules, eFile and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo To Bar - February 13, 2026 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Approved Financial Institutions, eFile and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Misc. Info
Memo To Bar - January 6, 2026 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, eFile and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
2025
Memo To Bar - December 4, 2025 - Proposed Rules, List of Promulgated Rules Effective January 1, 2026, eFile and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo To Bar - October 29, 2025 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, eFile and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo To Bar - October 7, 2025 - Emergency, Promulgated and Proposed Rules, eFile and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo To Bar - September 3, 2025 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, eFile and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo To Bar - August 12, 2025 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Vermont Judiciary Migrating Virtual Hearing Capabilities, eFile and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo To Bar - August 5, 2025 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Vermont Judiciary Migrating Virtual Hearing Capabilities, eFile and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo To Bar - July 8, 2025 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Vermont Judiciary Migrating Virtual Hearing Capabilities, eFile and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo To Bar - June 2, 2025 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Vermont Judiciary Migrating Virtual Hearing Capabilities, Attorney License Renewal Period, Supreme Court Administrative Directives, eFile and Serve and Public Portal Information
Memo to Bar - May 6, 2025 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Vermont Judiciary Migrating Virtual Hearing Capabilities, Attorney License Renewal Period, eFile and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - April 7, 2025 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Attorney License Renewal Period Approaching, eFile and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - March 11, 2025 - Certified Restricted Delivery Fee Increase, Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Approved Financial Institutions, eFile and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - February 10, 2025 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Court Administrator Directive TC-5, eFile and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Misc Info
2024
Memo to Bar - December 16, 2024 - Promulgated, Abrogated and Proposed Rules, eFile and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - November 4, 2024 - Emergency, Promulgated, Abrogated and Proposed Rules, e-File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - October 8, 2024 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - September 9, 2024 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - August 12, 2024 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - June 3, 2024 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - May 6, 2024 - Promulgated Rules, TC-4, VDEP Expansion, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - April 1, 2024 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - March 6, 2024 - Proposed Rules, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - February 5, 2024 - Vermont Digital Evidence Portal (VDEP), Promulgated and Proposed Rules, List of Approved Financial Institutions, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - January 8, 2024 - Vermont Digital Evidence Portal (VDEP), Proposed Rules, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
2023
Memo to Bar - December 12, 2023 - Emergency, Promulgated & Proposed Rules, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Misc. Info
Memo To Bar - November 6, 2023 - Promulgated & Proposed Rules, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Misc.
Memo To Bar - October 10, 2023 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, VDEP, Odyssey, and Misc.
Memo to Bar - August 22, 2023 - Emergency Rule, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Info, Filing of Exhibits & Other Misc. Info
Memo to Bar - August 7, 2023 - Flood Legal Assistance; Emergency and Promulgated Orders
Memo to Bar - July 28, 2023 - Vermont Digital Evidence Portal (Addison and Windsor)
Memo to Bar - July 12, 2023 - Promulgated & Proposed Rules, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - June 7, 2023 - Promulgated & Proposed Rules, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - May 8, 2023 - Emergency Promulgated & Proposed Rules, Amended Administrative Directive TC-1, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - April 10, 2023 - Promulgated & Proposed Rules, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - March 6, 2023 - Promulgated & Proposed Rules, TC-2—2023 Update to Appendices to Rules 5 and 6 of the Rules for Public Access to Court Records, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Misc. Info
Memo to Bar - February 7, 2023 - Promulgated Rules, Approved Financial Inst., Odyssey/Public Portal, Filing of Exhibits, & Misc.
Memo to Bar - January 9, 2023 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
2022
Memo to Bar - 12-13-22 - Emergency, Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - November 7, 2022 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - October 11 2022 - Nomination of Attorneys for Pending Vacancies on the Judicial Nominating Board
Memo to Bar - September 27, 2022 - Amended Administrative Directive TC-1
Memo to Bar - September 14 2022 Emergency Promulgated Proposed Rules Position Announcement Odyssey Misc.
Memo to Bar - August 17, 2022 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Court Administrator Directive, Position Announcement Odyssey Misc.
Memo to Bar - July 14 2022 - Important News Promulgated and Proposed Rules Odyssey Misc.
Memo to Bar - June 6 2022 - Important News Promulgated and Proposed Rules Odyssey Misc.
Memo to Bar - June 6 2022 - Supreme Court Special Advisory Committee on Remote Hearings Seeks Your Input
Memo to Bar - May 10 2022 - Important News Promulgated and Proposed Rules Odyssey Misc.
Memo to Bar - May 6, 2022 - Notice Regarding Refund for Duplicative Efiling Fee
Memo to Bar - April 18 2022 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules Odyssey Misc
Memo to Bar - April 11, 2022 - Notice of Swearing In for J Waples
Memo to Bar - March 8 2022 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules Odyssey Misc
Memo to Bar - February 9, 2022 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, SG-1 Directive, Odyssey Misc.
Memo to Bar - January 14, 2022 - Emergency Amendment to AO 49
Memo to Bar - January 11, 2022 - Prom., Proposed Rules, Approved Financial, Odyssey Misc.
Memo to Bar - January 5, 2022 - Emergency Amendment to A.O. 49
2021
Memo to Bar - December 20 2021 - Emergency Promulgated
Memo to Bar - December 13 2021 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Odyssey and Misc.
Memo to Bar - December 9, 2021 - Clerk Review of Electronic Initial Civil Complaints
Memo to Bar - November 16, 2021 - Promulgated & Proposed Rules, Odyssey and Misc.
Memo to Bar - November 5, 2021 - Promulgated Emergency Amendment and Important Notices
Memo to Bar - October 14, 2021 - Promulgated & Proposed Rules, E-filing SCT, Odyssey and Misc.
Memo to Bar - September 16 2021 - Proposed Rules E-filing SCT Odyssey and Misc.
Memo to Bar - September 1, 2021 - AO49 Amendment, Proposed Rules, E-filing SCT, Odyssey and Misc.
Memo to Bar - August 11, 2021 - Promulgated AO 52, Appellate Efiling Training, Relicensing, Odyssey and Misc
Memo to Bar - August 3 2021 - Prom Proposed Appellate Efiling Training Relicensing Odyssey Misc.
Memo to Bar - July 14 2021 - Emerg Promulgated Appellate Efiling Training Relicensing Odyssey Misc.
Memo to Bar - July 6 2021 - Changes to Administrative Directive Regarding Court Operations
Memo to Bar - June 30, 2021 - Emergen y Promulgated Rule Amendment, Relicensing, Survey, Odyssey and Misc
Memo to Bar - June 25, 2021 - Promulgated Rule Amendment, Relicensing, Survey, Odyssey and Misc
Memo to Bar - June 18, 2021 - Update on COVID-19 Pandemic Measures
Memo to Bar - June 17 2021 - Promulgated Rule Amendments Relicensing Survey Odyssey and Misc.
Memo to Bar - May 24 2021 - Proposed Rule Amendments Relicensing Bench Bar Odyssey and Misc. Info
Memo to Bar - May 13, 2021 - Emergency Promulgated Rule, Relicensing Info, Appellate Bar Meeting, Odyssey and Misc. Info
Memo to Bar - May 4 2021 - Promulgated Rule Relicensing Info Appellate Bar Meeting Odyssey and Misc. Info
Memo to Bar - April 14 2021 - Promulgated Rules Odyssey and Misc. Info
Memo to Bar - April 8, 2021 - Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Odyssey and Misc. Info
Memo to Bar - March 30, 2021 - Efiling Fee Information
Memo to Bar - March 29, 2021 - Efiling Webinar Reminder
Memo to Bar - March 9, 2021 - Promulgated and Emergency Rules, Info on Recent Educational Session, Odyssey and Misc. Info
Memo to Bar - March 5, 2021 - Standard Practices Committee
Memo to Bar - February 23, 2021 - Promulgated Emergency, Upcoming Educational Session, Odyssey and Misc. Info
Memo to Bar - February 2, 2021 - Promulgated Rule Amendment PG-16 (Update to Appendices to PACR 5 and 6) Odyssey Info and Misc. Info
Memo to Bar - January 26, 2021 - Emerg. Ext. of Eff. Date of AO 9 Amendments Court Ops Schedule Phase IV Misc.
Memo to Bar - January 22, 2021 - PG-15 (Electronic Filing) ICEWOLF
Memo to Bar - January 15, 2021 - Cancellation of Nonemergency In-Person Hearings on January 19 and 20
Memo to Bar - January 5, 2021 - Prom., Prop., Odyssey Info, List of Approved Financial Instit. & Misc
2020
Memo to Bar - December 22, 2020 - Nineteeth Amendment to A.O. 49
Memo to Bar - December 7, 2020 - 18th Amendment to A.O. 49, Proposed Rules and Misc. Info
Memo to Bar - November 25, 2020 - Judiciary Response to Increased COVID-19 Cases Across Vermont
Memo to Bar - November 24, 2020 - Seventeenth Amendment to A.O. No. 49 & Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - November 17, 2020 - Important Updates on Odyssey File & Serve and Public Portal
Memo to Bar - November 12, 2020 - Holiday Schedule Due to COVID-19
Memo to Bar - November 3, 2020 - 16th Amendment to A.O. 49, Prom. and Proposed Rules and Misc. Info
Memo to Bar - October 26, 2020 - Reminder of Virtual Public Hearing
Memo to Bar - October 9, 2020 - Nomination of Attorneys for Pending Vacancies on JNB
Memo to Bar - October 7, 2020 - Notice of Public Hearing, Prom. and Proposed Rules and Misc. Info
Memo to Bar - October 6, 2020 - Fifteenth Amendment to A.O. No. 49 & Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - September 18, 2020 - Proposed Rules, PG-14 and Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - September 16, 2020 - Promulgated, Proposed Rules and Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - August 31, 2020 - Service and Contact Information in Efiling System
Memo to Bar - August 28, 2020 - Efiling and Portal Temporary Shutdown
Memo to Bar - August 20, 2020 - Fourteenth Amendment to A.O. No. 49 & Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - August 18, 2020 - Promulgated, Proposed Rules and Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - August 12, 2020 - July Newsletter Regarding the Judiciary’s Next Generation Case Management System (NG-CMS)
Memo to Bar - July 29, 2020 - Report on Resumption of Criminal Jury Trials
Memo to Bar - July 24, 2020 - Thirteenth Amendment to A.O. No. 49 & Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - July 17, 2020 - Twelfth Amendment to A.O. No. 49 & Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - July 15, 2020 - Emergency, Promulgated and Proposed Rules and Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - July 7, 2020 - Evaluation and Use Fees
Memo to Bar - June 22, 2020 - Eleventh Amendment to A.O. No. 49 & Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - June 15, 2020 - Promulgated Rules and Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - May 14, 2020 - Tenth Amendment to A.O. No. 49 & Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - May 4, 2020 - Promulgated and Proposed Rule Amendments & Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - May 1, 2020 - Ninth Amendment to A.O. No. 49 & Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - April 21, 2020 - Amendments to A.O. 49, PG-12, Attorney Relicensing Renewal Info, Odyssey & Misc. Info
Memo to Bar - April 13, 2020 - Seventh Amendment to A.O. No. 49 & Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - April 9, 2020 - Sixth Amendment to A.O. No. 49 & Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - April 7, 2020 - Fifth Amendment to A.O. No. 49 & Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - March 27, 2020 - Court Administrator Directive PG-12 (Authorization of Electronic Filing in the Judicial Bureau) & Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - March 26, 2020 - Fourth Amendment to A.O. No. 49 & Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - March 24, 2020 - Third Amendment to A.O. No. 49 & Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - March 23, 2020 - Amendment to A.O. No. 49 & Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - March 19, 2020 - Amendment to A.O. No. 49, Court Administrator Directive PG-11 & Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - March 17, 2020 - A.O. No. 49 - Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Changes to Court Procedures & Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - March 13, 2020 - SCT A.D. 36 - Temporary Postponement of Jury Trials
Memo to Bar - March 10, 2020 - Promulgated, Proposed Rules and Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - February 11, 2020 - Emergency Promulgated, Proposed Rules, List of Approved Financial Institutions and Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - January 7, 2020 - Promulgated Rules and Miscellaneous Info
2019
Memo to Bar - December 11, 2019 - Promulgated, Proposed Rules and Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - November 6, 2019 - Promulgated, Proposed Rules and Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - October 1, 2019 - Proposed Rules and Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - September 6, 2019 - Emergency Promulgated Rules and Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - August 15, 2019 - Promulgated Rules and Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - July 10, 2019 - Promulgated Rules and Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - June 19, 2019 - Promulgated Rules, Proposed Electronic Filing Rules and Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - May 3, 2019 - Promulgated Rules and Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - April 9, 2019 - Proposed Rules and Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - February 11, 2019 - Promulgated, Proposed Rules, and Miscellaneous Info
Memo to Bar - January 9, 2019 - Appellate Bench-Bar Meeting, Promulgated Rules, Proposed Rule Amendments, and Miscellaneous Information
2018
Memo to Bar - December 17, 2018 - Appellate Bench-Bar Meeting, Proposed Rule Amendments, List of Approved Financial Institutions and Miscellaneous Information
Memo to Bar - November 8, 2018 - Promulgated, Proposed Rule Amendments, and Miscellaneous Information
Memo to Bar - October 22, 2018 - Promulgated Rule Amendments and Miscellaneous Information
Memo to Bar - October 10, 2018 - Nomination of Attorneys for Pending Vacancies on the Judicial Nominating Board
Memo to Bar - September 6, 2018 - Emergency Promulgated, Promulgated, Proposed Rule Amendments, and Miscellaneous Information
Memo to Bar - July 10, 2018 - Proposed Rule Amendments and Miscellaneous Information
Memo to Bar - June 14, 2018 - Promulgated and Proposed Rule Amendments and Miscellaneous Information
Memo to Bar - May 2, 2018 - Promulgated Rule Amendments and Miscellaneous Information
Memo to Bar - March 8, 2018 - Proposed Rule Amendments and Miscellaneous Information
Memo to Bar - February 6, 2018 - Promulgated and Proposed Rule Amendments, and Miscellaneous Information
Memo to Bar - January 24, 2018 - Promulgated, Proposed and Miscellaneous Info including Committee Application
2017
Memo to Bar - December 19, 2017 - Info on Day is Day, Emergency Promulgated and Misc. Info
Memo to Bar - November 1, 2017 - U.S. Supreme Court Electronic Filing System
Memo to Bar - October 18. 2017 - Promulgated, Emergency Promulgated, Proposed and Miscellaneous Info
Memo To Bar - September 21, 2017 - Promulgated Day is a Day Amendments
Memo To Bar - July 18, 2017 - Promulgated and Proposed Rule Amendments
Memo To Bar - June 7, 2017 - Promulgated and Proposed Rule Amendments
Memo To Bar - May 10, 2017 - Promulgated and Proposed Rule Amendments, Approved Financial Institutions and Miscellaneous Information
Memo To Bar - April 24, 2017 - Emergency Promulgated and Proposed Rule Amendments and Miscellaneous Information