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House passes judicial nominations bill after committee data shared
Summary
The House passed H.780 concerning judicial nominations and appointments on third reading after a member provided data on attorney composition and the number of candidate lists sent to the governor.
On third reading the House passed House Bill 780, an act relating to judicial nominations and appointments.
Before the passage vote, the member from Burlington provided requested information about Vermont's attorney population and the composition of candidate lists sent to the governor. He said roughly 3,936 attorneys hold Vermont licenses, 2,581 of whom reside in Vermont; he reported counts of lists of highly qualified candidates sent to the governor on several dates in 2022–2023.
The question was called, voice votes were taken, and the presiding officer announced the ayes had it and H.780 passed.
What happens next: H.780 will proceed to any subsequent steps required for enactment according to legislative procedure.
Quotation: “I promise to gather some information to share back before 3rd reading,” the member from Burlington said, then summarized bar composition and candidate-list dates.
Notes: Numbers were presented on the floor from survey data and candidate-list submissions; the transcript captures the counts as provided by the member from Burlington.
