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Harold Eaton
Justice, Vermont Supreme Court
Background: Eaton served as the presiding superior court judge for Orange and Windsor counties from 2004 until his appointment to the Vermont Supreme Court in October 2014. He had been appointed to the superior court by former Governor Jim Douglas and served on the criminal, civil, and family divisions of the courts.
At a glance
- Court
- Vermont Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Peter Shumlin (D); retained by voters in a retention election on March 28, 2023
- Appointed by
- Gov. Peter Shumlin (D)
- Appointment date
- Not listed
- Took office
- October 27, 2014
- Current term ends
- March 31, 2029
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- Not listed
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Indeterminate (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Vermont
- Law: Vermont Law School
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (Hybrid)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Harold Eaton’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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