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Vt. Memo to the Bar, Nov. 24, 2020
Memo to Bar - November 24, 2020 - Seventeenth Amendment to A.O. No. 49 & Miscellaneous Info
SUPREME COURT OF VERMONT
OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR
PATRICIA GABEL, ESQ. Mailing Address
State Court Administrator Office of the Court Administrator
patricia.gabel@vermont.gov 109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-0701
Telephone (802) 828-3278
FAX: 802 828-3457
www.vermontjudiciary.org
TO: Members of the Vermont Bar
FROM: Patricia Gabel, Esq., State Court Administrator
RE: Seventeenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 – Declaration of Judicial
Emergency and Changes to Court Procedures
DATE: November 24, 2020
For your information, please find:
PROMULGATED RULE AMENDMENT
AO 49 Amendment - Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Changes to Court Procedures 11-24-20
This Order was promulgated on November 24, 2020, effective immediately.
This order further amends A.O. 49, which declared a Judicial Emergency on March 16, 2020, in
response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paragraph 23 is added to expressly authorize the Board of Bar Examiners (BBE) to administer the
February 2021 Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) by remote means. This standard UBE exam will be
prepared by the NCBE and scored in the same manner as the UBE is usually scored for in-person
administrations.
Paragraph 7(a) concerning access to court buildings is amended to clarify that judicial officers,
judiciary employees, contractors, and authorized volunteers are permitted to enter courthouses.
The full Order and other updates regarding the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and court
operations are available at [https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/about-vermont-judiciary/covid-19-and-
court-operations]
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