UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE
DISTRICT OF VERMONT FILED
US DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF VT
06/09/2025
In the Matter of:
Arrests Within Judiciary-Controlled Space of Courthouses
GENERAL ORDER NO. 125
This order establishes an interim policy regarding arrests taking place within
judiciary-controlled space in the District of Vermont until a district-wide policy for
the district's courthouses can be promulgated by the Court Security Committee.
It is the policy and practice of the District of Vermont that all arrests in the
Burlington and Rutland courtrooms and judiciary space of each courthouse be
conducted by the United States Marshals Service ("USMS"), including the internal
spaces of the United States Probation Office. Outside state and federal agencies
and personnel seeking to execute an arrest warrant shall coordinate with the USMS
to effect such arrest in spaces controlled by non-judiciary tenants.
The clerk of court shall convene a meeting of the district's Court Security
Committee for the purpose of discussing and establishing building-wide policies
for arrests taking place within the public confines of each courthouse.
SO ORDERED.
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Dated at Burlington, within the District of Vermont, this i_day of June, 2025.
Christina Reiss, Chief Judge
