United States District Court for the District of Vermont

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United States District Court for the District of Vermont
(D. Vt.)
Location	Burlington More locations Rutland
Appeals to	Second Circuit
Established	March 2, 1791
Judges	2
Chief Judge	Christina Reiss
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney	Nikolas P. Kerest
U.S. Marshal	Bradley Jay LaRose
www.vtd.uscourts.gov

The United States District Court for the District of Vermont (in case citations, D. Vt.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the federal district of Vermont. The court has locations in Brattleboro, Burlington, and Rutland. The court was created by a March 2, 1791 amendment (1 Stat. 197) to the Judiciary Act of 1789 and assigned to the eastern circuit. Under the Midnight Judges Act, the Circuits were reorganized and this court was assigned to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit where it has remained since. Originally created with one judgeship, in 1966 a second judgeship was added.

Appeals from the District of Vermont are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. As of December 10, 2021^[update] the United States attorney is Nikolas P. Kerest.^[1]