Walter E. Judge Re-elected to Vermont Judicial Nominating Board

Walter E. Judge, Jr., an attorney at Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, was re-elected by his peers in the Vermont Bar Association to serve a third two-year terms on the Vermont Judicial Nominating Board. Judge's term will expire in 2015. The 11-member board is comprised on three attorneys elected by members of VBA, two members of the public appointed by the governor, and six legislators (three members each appointed by the leadership of the state Senate and the House of Representatives). The board is charged with establishing criteria and standards for the nomination of qualified candidates for the state judiciary, and with screening and nominating candidates to fill judicial vacancies.

Based in DRM's Burlington office, Judge practices law in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine where he focuses in business and commercial litigation; intellectual property litigation, including internet and technology matters and copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret litigation; product liability disputes; and insurance defense and coverage disputes.

With more than 60 attorneys and legal professionals in six offices in Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York, DRM provides legal services to local, national, and international clients in practice areas that also include business law, labor and employment, captive insurance, environmental law, trust and estates, family law, tax law, energy and telecommunications law, real estate, health care, creditors' rights, venture capital and insurance defense. The firm represents clients in legislative, regulatory, and public affairs through its Government and Public Affairs Group. DRM is the law firm member for Vermont of Lex Mundi, the world's leaving association of independent law firms.