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Judiciary Committee, Vermont House of Representatives
The Judiciary Committee is a standing committee of the Vermont House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Vermont House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House unless otherwise specified by the Vermont Constitution or other state statutes. Committees are assigned at the start of each regular session. The first and secondly named members of each committee are the chair and the vice-chair, respectively. Each committee appoints a clerk from its members at the first meeting. The chair of each committee is responsible for calling meetings, and the clerk keeps a record of committee activity, including bills considered and members' votes, to be delivered to the Secretary of State at the end of each session.[1]
See rules: House Rules and Orders
Function
According to the House Rules, the Health Care Committee considers matters relating judicial and legal affairs.[2]
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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House Judiciary Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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Maxine Jo Grad (D, Chair) left this committee on January 04, 2023. [Source]
Robert Norris (R) left this committee on January 04, 2023. [Source]
Kate Donnally (D) left this committee on January 27, 2023. [Source]
Selene Colburn (Vermont Progressive Party) left this committee on January 04, 2023. [Source]
Felisha Storm (R) left this committee on January 04, 2023. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
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House Judiciary Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(1) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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House Judiciary Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(1) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Maxine Jo Grad, Chair | • Tom Burditt | • Selene Colburn | ||
| • Chip Conquest, Vice chair | • Eileen Dickinson | |||
| • Kimberly Jessup | • Gary Viens | |||
| • Martin LaLonde | • Janssen Willhoit | |||
| • Kiah Morris | ||||
| • Barbara Rachelson | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Maxine Jo Grad, Chair | • Tom Burditt, Ranking member | |||
| • Willem Jewett, Vice-Chair | • Vicki Strong, Clerk | |||
| • Chip Conquest | • Marcia Robinson Martel | |||
| • William Frank, Vermont Representative | • Gary Viens | |||
| • Martin LaLonde | ||||
| • Betty Nuovo | ||||
| • Barbara Rachelson | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • William Lippert, Jr., Chair | • Thomas Koch, Ranking Member | • Charles Goodwin | ||
| • Maxine Jo Grad, Vice chair | • Andrew Donaghy | |||
| • Chip Conquest | • Vicki Strong | |||
| • Michelle Fay | ||||
| • Richard Marek | ||||
| • Linda Waite-Simpson | ||||
| • Suzi Wizowaty, Clerk | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • William Lippert, Jr. | • Patti Komline | |||
| • Suzi Wizowaty | • Gary Reis | |||
| • Linda Waite-Simpson | • Andrew Donaghy | |||
| • Eldred French | • Thomas Koch | |||
| • Maxine Jo Grad | ||||
| • Richard Marek | ||||
| • Cynthia Martin | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • William Lippert, Jr., Chair | • Andrew Donaghy | |||
| • Maxine Jo Grad, Vice chair | • Margaret Flory | |||
| • Eldred French | • Patti Komline | |||
| • Willem Jewett | • Heidi Scheuermann | |||
| • Richard Marek | ||||
| • Cynthia Martin | ||||
| • Kathy Pellett | ||||
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Footnotes
