MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Supreme Court is going to be hearing arguments about whether the outgoing governor should be allowed to appointment a replacement for a high court justice who hasn’t yet left the bench.
Gov. Peter Shumlin, a Democrat who leaves office Thursday, wants to fill a vacancy that will be created by the upcoming retirement of Associate Justice John Dooley.
Dooley announced in September he did not plan to seek re-appointment in March.
Vermont Public Radio (https://bit.ly/2iAEQK9 ) reports the Judicial Nomination Board has concluded that six of 20 applicants are well-qualified for the court.
Shumlin was expected to announce his choice before he leaves office Thursday, but Republicans sued.
House Minority Leader Don Turner, a Republican, says there is no vacancy on the court.
A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.
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