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Vermont Supreme Court
The highest court in Vermont. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Assisted appointment (Hybrid)How justices are chosenA nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
6 yearsTerm length
5Sitting justices
1777Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Paul L. Reiber
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: December 17, 2004
Appointed by Jim Douglas (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Michael Drescher
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: February 6, 2026
Appointed by Phil Scott (R)
Harold Eaton
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: October 27, 2014
Appointed by Peter Shumlin (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Christina Nolan
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: February 6, 2026
Appointed by Phil Scott (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Nancy Waples
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: April 15, 2022
Appointed by Phil Scott (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Vermont Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.