H. Dickson Corbett
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott issued the following statement Thursday on the passing of Judge Dickson Corbett:
“I am saddened to learn of the passing of Judge Dickson Corbett. I first met Dickson in 2021 when appointing him to serve as Orange County State’s Attorney and later appointed him to serve as Superior Court Judge in 2023. I always appreciated his dedication to improving the lives of Vermonters through public service. This is an unfortunate loss for Vermont and the Judiciary, and my heart goes out to Dickson’s family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time.”
Court Administrator Teri Corsones and Chief Judge Thomas Zonay issued a joint statement:
“This is a profound loss for the judiciary and for the many people whose lives were touched by his dedicated public service. He will be profoundly missed,” they said.
“Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with his family, friends, and all who mourn his loss during this difficult time,” the statement said.
Corbett was found unresponsive by a family member at his Thetford home Thursday morning. He was taken to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, where he was pronounced deceased.
H. Dickson Corbett had been a prosecutor in Orange County until 2013 and was appointed by Governor Scott as Orange County State's Attorney in April 2021 and then Superior Court Judge in 2023. He previously served as a law clerk and staff attorney with the Vermont Judiciary.
He is the chair of the Vermont Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence and has served as a member of the Vermont Advisory Committee on the Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Vermont Advisory Committee on the Rules of Family Procedure, and the Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instruction Committee.
Corbett received a B.A. in English at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and a J.D. and M.S.E.L. from Vermont Law School.
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