As amended through November 4, 2024
(a) Unless specified to the contrary, or indicated otherwise in the context: (1) The words "court," "judge," or similar terms, when used in these rules and in provisions of the Vermont Rules of Civil and Appellate Procedure incorporated in these rules shall mean the Environmental Division or one of the judges of that division or a judge acting for that judge or any Superior Judge authorized to act alone, or a member of the Vermont bar acting for that judge. (2) The word "clerk" when used in these rules and in provisions of the Vermont Rules of Civil and Appellate Procedure incorporated in these rules shall mean the clerk of the Environmental Division of the Superior Court. (3) The words "case manager" when used in these rules shall mean a case manager provided to the Environmental Division pursuant to 4 V.S.A. § 691(a). (4) The word "tribunal" means an officer, agency, department, board, panel, or other body from which an appeal lies under these rules.(b) The following terms and variations of them wherever they appear in these rules, or other rules made applicable under provisions of these rules, have the indicated meaning unless the context clearly dictates a different meaning: (1) "Superior Court" means "Civil Division of the Superior Court." (2) "Superior Judge" means any Superior Judge presiding in a pending action or authorized by these rules to act in particular circumstances.(c) Other terms used in these rules shall have the meanings ascribed to them in 6 V.S.A. §§ 4802, 4861; 10 V.S.A. §§ 8002, 8502; and 24 V.S.A. §§ 4303, 4465(b).Added Dec. 21, 2004, eff. 2/21/2005; amended Jan. 25, 2005, eff. 1/31/2005; 7/1/2010, eff. 7/1/2010.