What Are Side Judges?
Side judges are elected judges who do not have to be lawyers. This is a practice that goes back to early times in Vermont history. Originally, legally qualified judges would come to Vermont from out-of-state to hear cases. The side judges were elected to help evaluate facts for the outside judge who did not know the local territory. In essence, they acted like jurors. However, side judges in more modern times have limited legal authority and rarely sit in court.
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