Governor Appoints Judge Paul Hudson
Chair of Human Services Board
Montpelier, VT – Today, Governor Jim Douglas
announced that the Honorable Paul F. Hudson has been appointed Chair of the
Human Services Board. Judge Hudson is a resident of Springfield and served as a Vermont District
Court Judge from December 1979 until his retirement in January 2003.
“Judge
Hudson’s acceptance of this appointment reflects his continuing
commitment to public service – both to his community and his
state,” said Governor Douglas. “His community service and his
diverse and extensive law background make him uniquely qualified to chair this
important panel.”
Prior to his appointment
as a Vermont District Court Judge, Hudson
served as Chief of the Vermont Attorney General’s Criminal Division from
September 1976 to December 1979. Previous positions include: Vermont
Assistant Attorney General, Administrative Division; Partner, Mahady &
Hudson, White River Junction; Windsor County State’s
Attorney; Deputy States Attorney; and Partner, Parker & Hudson, Springfield.
Judge Hudson served in
the United States Army Reserve from 1967 to 1972 and was commissioned a second
lieutenant in 1969. His admissions include the Vermont Supreme Court Bar,
United States District Court for the District of Vermont, United States Court
of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States,
and he has been a member of the Vermont Bar Association since 1967. Hudson received his Bachelor of Laws from the University
of Maine School of Law in 1967 and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Vermont in 1964. Hudson is Chair
of the Springfield Civic Improvement Project Investment Fund Committee; a
member of the Springfield Select Board’s Police Department Relocation
Study Committee; a member of the Calvin Coolidge Council – Boy
Scout’s of America Advancement Committee; and since 1985 has served on
the board of directors of Lincoln Street, Inc., a social services agency that
serves approximately 50 developmentally disabled individuals in the Windsor,
Windham and Orange County area. Hudson
was also one of five members of the influential Governor’s Commission on
Corrections Overcrowding, which produced an important and influential report
that has already impacted Department of Corrections statutes, policy and
practice.
Agency of Human Services (AHS) Secretary Cynthia D. LaWare noted,
“Judge Hudson’s vast experience, understanding of human services
issues, and commitment to due process and a full and fair review for all Vermonters
make him an outstanding choice to chair the Human Services Board.”
The Human Services Board is a citizen’s panel
consisting of seven members and two chairs. Its duties are to act as a
fair hearing board for appeals brought by individuals who believe they have
been aggrieved by decisions or policies of departments and programs within
AHS. The Board has two hearing officers who conduct hearings on a regular
basis in each district in which the Agency of Human Services maintains offices.
The hearing officers issue written recommendations that include findings of
fact and a proposed decision for the Board to act upon. The Board meets on a
monthly basis to consider those recommendations. Parties to an appeal can
attend the Board meetings and argue whether the Board should or should not
adopt the hearing officers' recommendations.
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Heidi Mohlman Tringe
Communications Director
Vermont Agency of Human Services
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802-241-2979 (fax)
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