| Duke Eaton | |
| Office: | Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court |
| Appointer: | Peter Shumlin |
| Term Start: | October 27, 2014 |
| Predecessor: | Geoffrey W. Crawford |
| Birth Name: | Harold Edward Eaton, Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 25 August 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Windsor, Vermont, U.S. |
| Education: | University of Vermont (BS) Vermont Law School (JD) |
Harold Edward “Duke” Eaton Jr. (born August 25, 1955) is a Vermont lawyer and jurist who was appointed to the Vermont Supreme Court in 2014.
Harold Edward Eaton Jr. (nicknamed "Duke") was born in Windsor, Vermont, on August 25, 1955.[1] He attended elementary and junior high school in Woodstock and graduated from Woodstock Union High School in 1973.[2] Eaton graduated from the University of Vermont in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree in education.[3] He is a 1980 graduate of Vermont Law School.[4]
From 1980 to 1982, Eaton was a deputy state's attorney for Chittenden County, and he was chief deputy state's attorney from 1982 to 1983.[5] He practiced law in Rutland from 1983 to 1991.[6] Eaton was a partner in Eaton & Hayes of Woodstock from 1991 to 2004.[7]
Eaton was appointed a judge of the Vermont Superior Court by Governor Jim Douglas on April 16, 2004.[8] On October 27, 2014, Governor Peter Shumlin swore Eaton in as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.[9] Eaton replaced Geoffrey W. Crawford, who was appointed judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.[10]