Harold Eaton Jr.
Duke Eaton | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office October 27, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Peter Shumlin |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey W. Crawford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harold Edward Eaton, Jr. August 25, 1955 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
[edit | edit source]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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