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Judiciary Committee Hears From Judicial Nominee Colin Oedong; Vote Set for Next Week
Summary
The Judiciary committee heard testimony Jan. 8 from judicial nominee Colin Oedong about his prosecutorial and civil-docket experience, his approach to unrepresented litigants and his background; the committee said it will accept public comment for a week and then vote on the nomination.
The Judiciary committee held a confirmation hearing Jan. 8 for judicial nominee Colin Oedong, who described his legal career, recounted a formative childhood experience and outlined how he would handle cases with unrepresented parties. Committee members said they will take public comment for about a week and vote on the nomination afterward.
Colin Oedong told the committee that the governor had appointed him and that he completed the court’s standard five- to six-week orientation before being assigned to the civil docket at the Main Street courthouse and to cover matters in several counties. “I have completed the court sort of standard 5 to 6 week orientation and standing program and then assigned to sit in the civil docket,” Oedong said.
Oedong said he and his family live in Shelburne and that his wife works as a neonatal intensive care unit chief at a local…
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