SIDEJUDGE
Side judge
Side judge is a judicial position apparently unique to the state of Vermont. Side judges sit with the judge in Superior and Family court. There is a Superior and a Family Court located in each of Vermont's 14 counties at their "shire town" or county seat. The Superior Court handles only civil cases and violations of traffic laws and municipal ordinances; it does not handle misdemeanors or felonies. There are normally two side judges, but the court may proceed with only one side judge or none. In theory the side judges, who are generally not attorneys, have input only on matters of fact, with legal decisions left to the judge, but the vote of a side judge ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Side judge
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