Justices of the Peace

For term of Feb 1, 2023 to January 31, 2025

Vermont’s justices of the peace do far more than solemnizing marriages. Their duties are many and varied, from administering oaths to deciding property tax assessment appeals to delivering and counting ballots as elections officials.                        

Michael Inners  
73 East Shore South
Grand Isle, VT 05458
802-372-8515 

Anna Marie DeMars
49 Moccasin Ave
Grand Isle, VT 05458
802-372-4725

Howard DeMars
49 Moccasin Ave
Grand Isle, VT 05458
802-372-4725 

Charlotte Kennedy
112 Pearl Street
Grand Isle, VT 05458
802-372-5760

 Susan Lawrence
6 Tebeau Terrace
PO Box 43 Grand Isle, VT 0548
802-372-5668

Peter Riegelman
30 Adams Landing Road
Grand Isle, VT 05458
802-372-9878

Deborah Lang
10 Maynard Court
Grand Isle, VT 05458
802-734-8681

The duties of justices of the peace can fall into five categories of responsibilities:

1. Elections. Justices of the peace are members of the board of civil authority (BCA). Members of the BCA server as election officials at town elections. Justices also are responsible for delivering absentee ballots to voters at election time.
2. Tax Abatement and Appeals. Justices of the peace sit as members of the town board for abatement of taxes to determine whether a taxpayer’s tax obligation should be forgiven under certain circumstances. Justices of the peace also serve an important role in the town’s tax appeal process. As a member of the board of civil authority, Justices sit to hear and decide appeals when citizens do not agree with the final decision of the listers.
3. Marriages. Justices of the peace may also solemnize marriages in Vermont.
4. Magistrate. Justices of the peace may also serve as a magistrate when so commissioned by the Supreme Court.