Alison Arms
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Alison Arms is a superior court judge in Chittenden County, Vermont. She serves on the criminal, civil and family divisions. Governor Peter Shumlin appointed her to the bench on July 20, 2011.[1][2]
Education
Arms earned her B.A. in political science and history at the University of Vermont in 1991 and her J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 1994. Arms was a student practitioner through the Student Law Office and the State of Colorado, Denver Public Defender's Office.[2][3][4]
Career
- 2008-2011: Assistant federal defender, Office of the Federal Defender, Burlington
- 2008: Attorney in private practice, criminal defense practitioner
- 2006-2008: Adjunct public law lecturer, University of Vermont
- 1999-2007: Trial attorney & research attorney, Chittenden County Public Defender's Office
- 1994-1999: Public defender, Manhattan Office of Criminal Defense
- 1995: Admitted to the New York State Bar
- 1994: Instructor, Denver Business College
- 1994: Admitted to the Vermont Bar[4]
Awards and associations
- Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- 2011: President
- 2010: Treasurer
- 2009-2011: Inaugural member, offender Reentry Program, U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont[2][5][4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vermont Judiciary, "Criminal Division," accessed September 17, 2014 Click the "Franklin" link
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Governor Peter Shumlin, "Gov. Shumlin taps Maley, Arms for Vermont superior court bench," July 20, 2011
- ↑ Lawyer.com, "Alison Sheppard Arms, Attorney," updated March 28, 2014, accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Vermont Secretary of State, "Civil Government: State of Vermont," 2013
- ↑ Justia Lawyers, "Alison Sheppard Arms," accessed December 18, 2014
Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Vermont • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Vermont
State courts:
Vermont Supreme Court • Vermont Superior Courts • Vermont Probate Court • Vermont Judicial Bureau
State resources:
Courts in Vermont • Vermont judicial elections • Judicial selection in Vermont
