Title 12, Title 12: Court Procedure

§ 5535. Jury trial A plaintiff beginning a cause under the procedure waives a jury trial. The defendant may have a hearing before the court under the procedure. He or she may, prior to the day upon which he or she is notified to appear, file with the court where the cause is pend…

§ 5536. Representation Any person, corporation, or other legal entity shall be entitled but not required to be represented by an attorney in small claims court. (Added 1977, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)

§ 5537. Payment of judgments (a) On request of a judgment creditor whose judgment under this chapter has remained unsatisfied for 30 days, the court shall order the judgment debtor to appear before it and to disclose information relating to his or her ability to pay the judgment …

§ 5538. Appeals Any party may appeal from a small claims judgment to Superior Court. The Chief Superior Judge shall assign the appeal to a Superior judge who shall not have participated in any way in the decision being appealed. The appeal shall be heard and decided, based on the…

§ 5540a. Jurisdiction over small claims; assistant judges (a)(1) Subject to the limitations in this section and notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, assistant judges of Essex, Caledonia, Rutland, and Bennington Counties sitting alone shall hear and decide small c…

§ 5541. Composition of court in small claims cases For the purposes of this chapter, the Superior Court in small claims cases shall consist of the presiding judge sitting alone, an assistant judge sitting alone pursuant to section 5540 of this chapter, or an acting judge assigned…