Hill v. Wheel

The Attorney General, joined by Judge Jane Wheel and the special counsel for the Judicial Conduct Board, seek extraordinary relief in this Court to direct the Judicial Conduct Board to continue the hearing on the merits of the complaint against Justice William C. Hill, now scheduled for January 19, 1988, until after the conclusion of the trial in State of Vermont v. Jane Wheel, District Court of Vermont, Rutland Circuit, No. 1663-12-87RCr. That trial is scheduled to commence on January 25, 1988. The request for relief is vigorously contested by Justice Hill. The request was made to the…