NCJ Number
19407
Date Published
1974
Length
271 pages
Annotation
A PLAN TO COMBINE TRIAL COURTS AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT COURT SYSTEM'S JURISDICTIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS WHICH MAKE THE REORGANIZATION DESIREABLE.
Abstract
FOLLOWING A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMBINED TRIAL COURT PLAN, THE PLAN'S IMPACT ON VERMONT'S PROBATE, FAMILY, SMALL CLAIMS, AND SUPERIOR COURTS IS DISCUSSED. THIS STUDY TAKES INTO ACCOUNT COURTHOUSE FACILITIES, COURT ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCING, AS WELL AS JUDICIAL CENSURE AND REMOVAL, AND THE ROLE OF STATE'S ATTORNEYS AND SHERIFFS IN THE UNITED SYSTEM.