The Judiciary issued an Administrative Directive on Feb. 21, 2023 concerning post-pandemic public access to Vermont court hearings. The Directive is effective immediately. The stated purpose, “is to assure that the public, including the media, is provided access to all non-confidential Civil, Criminal, Family, Probate and Judicial Bureau proceedings, whether they are conducted in-person, remotely, or as a hybrid proceeding.”
The full Directive has been posted on the Judiciary website and you can see it here.