a "Council of Censors" which provided oversight for the court and its membership. The Council was abolished in 1870. Prominent individuals who have served as Chief Justice include Governor and United States Senator Moses Robinson; Senator Nathaniel Chipman; Governor and Senator Isaac Tichenor; Governor and Senator Jonathan Robinson; playwright Royall Tyler; Governor Richard Skinner; Senator Dudley Chase; Governor Cornelius P. Van Ness; Senator Samuel Prentiss; Governor Charles K. Williams; Governor Stephen Royce; Congressman Luke P. Poland; Congressman Homer Royce; Senator Jonathan Ross; and U.S. District Court Judge Franklin S. Billings Jr. Olin M. Jeffords, the father of Senator James M. Jeffords, served as Chief Justice from 1955 to 1958. References External links Vermont Judiciary Home Page Government of Vermont portal List of Vermont Supreme Court Justices State supreme courts of the United States Supreme Court Vermont state courts Vermont law 1782 establishments in Vermont Courts and tribunals established in 1782