From 1969 to 1972 , Mahady served as Windsor County 's State 's Attorney , and he was a delegate to the 1972 Republican National Convention . He then resumed the practice of law , and continued until he was appointed to the bench in 1982 . While in private practice , Mahady was contracted to serve as Windsor County 's public defender in 1972 and 1973 . In 1977 , testimony at a trial indicated that Mahady had accepted a $ 5,000 fee from a client in 1973 to work on a private case while he was supposed to work only on cases in his role as a public defender . He argued that he had received oral permission from Vermont 's Defender General , and was cleared of wrongdoing by Vermont 's Professional Conduct Board . In 1978 , a Vermont Superior Court judge ruled in a civil trial that Mahady had broken the law by accepting the payment , and fined him one dollar , but denied the state attorney general 's request to have Mahady forfeit the money
1972 Republican National Convention
1972 Republican National Convention
Frank G. Mahady