United States District Court for the District of Vermont

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The United States District Court for the District of Vermont (in case citations, D. Vt.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the federal district of Vermont. The court has locations in Brattleboro, Burlington, and Rutland. The court was created by a March 2, 1791 amendment (Template:USStat) to the Judiciary Act of 1789 and assigned to the eastern circuit. Under the Midnight Judges Act, the Circuits were reorganized and this court was assigned to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit where it has remained since. Originally created with one judgeship, in 1966 a second judgeship was added.

Appeals from the District of Vermont are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. Template:As of the United States attorney is Nikolas P. Kerest.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Current judges

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Former judges

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Chief judges

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Succession of seats

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U.S. attorneys

U.S. attorneys for Vermont since it attained statehood in 1791 include:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>


U.S. Attorney Term started Term ended Presidents served under
Stephen Jacob 1791 1794 George Washington
Amos Marsh 1794 1796 George Washington
Charles Marsh 1797 1801 John Adams
David Fay 1801 1809 Thomas Jefferson
Cornelius P. Van Ness 1810 1813 James Madison
Titus Hutchinson 1813 1821 James Madison, James Monroe
William A. Griswold 1821 1829 James Monroe, and John Quincy Adams
Daniel Kellogg 1829 1841 Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, and William Henry Harrison
Charles Davis 1841 1845 John Tyler
Charles Linsley 1845 1849 James K. Polk
Abel Underwood 1849 1853 Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
Lucius B. Peck 1853 1857 Franklin Pierce
Henry E. Stoughton 1857 1860 James Buchanan
George Howe 1861 1864 Abraham Lincoln
Dudley C. Denison 1864 1869 Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson
Benjamin F. Fifield 1869 1880 Ulysses S. Grant and Rutherford B. Hayes
Kittredge Haskins 1880 1887 Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, and Grover Cleveland
Clarence H. Pitkin 1887 1889 Grover Cleveland
Frank Plumley 1889 1894 Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland
John H. Senter 1894 1898 Grover Cleveland and William McKinley
James L. Martin 1898 1906 William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt
Alexander Dunnett 1906 1915 Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson
Vernon A. Bullard 1915 1923 Woodrow Wilson and Warren Harding
Harry B. Amey 1923 1933 Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover
Joseph A. McNamara 1933 1953 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman
Louis G. Whitcomb 1953 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph F. Radigan 1961 1969 John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson
George Cook 1969 1977 Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford
William B. Gray 1977 1981 Jimmy Carter
Jerome O'Neill 1981 1981 Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan
George Cook 1981 1987 Ronald Reagan
George J. Terwilliger III 1987 1991 Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush
Charles Caruso 1991 1993 George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton
Charles Tetzlaff 1993 2001 Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
Peter Hall 2001 2004 George W. Bush
David Kirby 2005 2006 George W. Bush
Tom Anderson 2006 2009 George W. Bush
Tristram J. Coffin 2009 2015 Barack Obama
Eric Miller 2015 2017 Barack Obama and Donald Trump
Christina Nolan 2017 2021 Donald Trump
Nikolas P. Kerest
2021 2025 Joe Biden
Michael P. Drescher (acting) 2025 present Donald Trump

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U.S. marshals

Duties and responsibilities

The United States Marshal for the District of Vermont oversees all Marshals Service operations in Vermont.<ref name="Confirms">Template:Cite news</ref> The Vermont district maintains offices in Burlington and Rutland, enabling the Marshals Service to carry out its role with respect to public safety in Vermont.<ref name="Confirms"/> The U.S. Marshal for Vermont is responsible for federal law enforcement activities within the state, including apprehending fugitives and sex offenders, managing transport of federal prisoners, and protecting federal courthouses.<ref name="Confirms"/>

History

The offices of U.S. Marshal and Deputy Marshal were created by the 1st U.S. Congress when it passed the Judiciary Act of 1789.<ref name="History">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Marshals were presidential appointees and their duties included supporting the federal courts within their districts and executing the orders of the president, Congress and federal judges.<ref name="History"/> Support of the courts included serving subpoenas, summonses, writs, and warrants, making arrests, and handling prisoners.<ref name="History"/> Marshals were also responsible for the finances and administration of the courts, including paying fees, expenses, and salaries for court clerks, U.S. Attorneys, jurors, and witnesses.<ref name="History"/> Marshals serve at the pleasure of the president, and when the positions were created, Congress created a time limit on Marshals' service.<ref name="Authority">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Marshals are limited to four-year, renewable terms that expire unless they are reappointed.<ref name="Authority"/>

In the country's early years, Marshals rented courtroom and jail space, and hired and supervised bailiffs, criers, and janitors.<ref name="History"/> They also handled the day-to-day activities of court proceedings, including ensuring that defendants were present, jurors were available, and witnesses appeared as required.<ref name="History"/> Marshals were also called upon to carry out federal death sentences and investigate counterfeiting.<ref name="Timeline">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Because they were paid on a fee system, the positions were lucrative and highly sought after.<ref name="Timeline"/>

Marshals also filled a gap in the federal government as it was originally designed, executing numerous tasks because no other agency was available to do them.<ref name="History"/> These duties included taking the national census every 10 years until 1870, distributing Presidential proclamations, collecting statistical data for use by federal agencies, and supplying data on federal employees for including in a national register, deporting foreigners who entered the country illegally, and capturing fugitive slaves.<ref name="History"/>

Over time, the duties of Marshals grew to include activities such as enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment, the prohibition of the sale and transport of alcoholic beverages.<ref name="Timeline"/> In the modern era, the duties and responsibilities of U.S. Marshals include witness protection and apprehension of federal fugitives.<ref name="Timeline"/>

U.S. marshals and dates of appointment

Vermont's U.S. marshals have included:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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See also

References

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