Harold "Duke" Eaton, Jr.

Harold E. Eaton, Jr. (born August 25, 1955) is a Vermont attorney and jurist who was appointed to the Vermont Supreme Court in 2014.

Biography

Harold Edward Eaton, Jr. (nicknamed "Duke") was born in Windsor, Vermont on August 25, 1955.[1] He attended elementary and junior high school in Woodstock, and graduated from Woodstock High School in 1973.[2] Eaton graduated from the University of Vermont in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education.[3] He is a 1980 graduate of Vermont Law School.[4]

From 1980 to 1982 Eaton was a Deputy State's Attorney for Chittenden County, and he was Chief Deputy State's Attorney from 1982 to 1983.[5] He practiced law in Rutland from 1983 to 1991.[6] Eaton was a partner in Eaton & Hayes of Woodstock from 1991 to 2004.[7]

Eaton was appointed a Judge of the Vermont Superior Court by Governor Jim Douglas on April 16, 2004.[8] On October 27, 2014 Governor Peter Shumlin swore Eaton in as an Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.[9] Eaton replaced Geoffrey W. Crawford who was appointed Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Birth record, Harold Edward Eaton, Jr.". Vermont Birth Records, 1909-2008. Ancestry.com. August 25, 1955. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ Ramsey, Connie Cain (May 14, 2015). "Meet Judge Eaton, the ‘Duke’ of Woostock". Burlington Free Press (Burlington, VT).
  3. ↑ Condos, James (2013). "Civil Government of the State of Vermont: Federal, State and County Officials" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State (Montpelier, VT). p. 313.
  4. ↑ Savage, Katy (October 26, 2014). "Woodstock Judge Picked For Vermont Supreme Court". The Vermont Standard (Woodstock, VT).
  5. ↑ "Shumlin names Eaton to Supreme Court". The Times Argus (Barre, VT). October 14, 2014.
  6. ↑ Savage, Katy (October 26, 2014). "Woodstock Judge Picked For Vermont Supreme Court". The Vermont Standard (Woodstock, VT).
  7. ↑ Ramsey, Connie Cain (May 14, 2015). "Meet Judge Eaton, the ‘Duke’ of Woostock". Burlington Free Press (Burlington, VT).
  8. ↑ "Appointment Confirmed: Harold E. Eaton, Jr. of Woodstock". Journal of the Senate. Vermont State Senate. April 30, 2004. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Photos: Duke Eaton Sworn Into Vt. Supreme Court". The Vermont Standard (Woodstock, VT). October 29, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Shumlin fills Supreme Court vacancy". Burlington Free Press (Burlington, VT). October 13, 2014.

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