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Vermont Supreme Court nominee says gun found in her bag was an inadvertent mistake, recounts diversion and safety training
Summary
At a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, the first nominee acknowledged a past courthouse security incident in which a firearm was detected in her bag, said she completed a pre-charge diversion program and gun-safety training, and defended her mixed prosecutorial and defense experience as preparation for the bench.
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony from a nominee (Speaker 2) for the Vermont Supreme Court who acknowledged a past courthouse security incident in which a firearm was detected in her bag and said she took responsibility and remedial steps.
The nominee told the committee she had bought the firearm years earlier for home security after receiving threats related to her work as a prosecutor. She said the gun was unintentionally placed in a large personal bag the night before a Windham County hearing and was found during courthouse security screening the next…
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