Beth Robinson, an associate justice on the Vermont Supreme Court since 2011, played a fundamental role in paving the way for same-sex marriage to become legal in the United States.
The Biden administration will now nominate her to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit – a territory covering the states of Connecticut, New York and Vermont. “Justice Robinson has been a hero of mine for many years,” State Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint said of the nomination. “Her argument in front of the Vermont Supreme Court in the civil union case was absolutely masterful.” “She is a brilliant legal mind and has served us well on the Supreme Court.