Assistant Judge
What does this office do?
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Joyce E. McKeeman has been an Orange County assistant judge since February 2011 and is president of the Vermont Association of County Judges. McKeeman taught economics, history and government at colleges for over 20 years and is trained to hear uncontested divorces and traffic cases.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Laurel Mackin has been an Orange County assistant judge since Governor Phil Scott appointed Mackin in 2019. Mackin holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and has held leadership roles at Dartmouth College, the Global Health Council and the Town of Thetford.
Source: outside.vermont.gov