Harold Eaton Jr. Explained

Duke Eaton
Office:Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
Appointer:Peter Shumlin
Term Start:October 27, 2014
Predecessor:Geoffrey W. Crawford
Birth Name:Harold Edward Eaton, Jr.
Birth Date:25 August 1955
Birth Place:Windsor, Vermont, U.S.
Education:University of Vermont (BS)
Vermont Law School (JD)

Harold Edward “Duke” Eaton Jr. (born August 25, 1955) is a Vermont lawyer 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 Union 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]

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Notes and References

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