Vt. Memo to the Bar, Mar. 5, 2021

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

www.vermontjudiciary.org

TO: Members of the Vermont Bar

FROM: Patricia Gabel, Esq., State Court Administrator

RE: Standard Practices Committee

DATE: March 5, 2021

The Judiciary has created a Standard Practices Committee to make recommendations to the State

Court Administrator and Chief Superior Judge regarding the development and documentation of

statewide standard business practices and processes for court staff and judicial officers relative to

the Odyssey Case Management System, and in other areas of practice. Among other tasks, the

Committee will review existing forms and procedures, recommend updates to manuals or other

documents, maintain documentation for state-wide practices, communicate about, and train on,

approved practices across the Judiciary, review recommendations for improved business process

from other committees, and propose amendments or improvements to standard practices and

forms as statutes and rules change. In developing its recommendations, the Committee will

consider best practices, existing procedures, and applicable rules and statutes. The Committee

will also seek input from Rules Committees, Oversight Committees, internal and external

stakeholders, and others with relevant expertise or experience regarding matters under review.

This work will further the Judiciary’s goals of continuously improving operations and

communicating clear statewide practices and procedures.

Members of the Bar who wish to provide information for consideration by the Standard Practices

Committee may currently do so by using this online form for submission of comments,

suggestions, or other information.

https://www.cognitoforms.com/VermontJudiciary1/StandardPracticesCommitteeFeedbackAndSu

ggestionsForm