Ben Joseph

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Ben Joseph
Member of the VermontHouseofRepresentatives
from the Grand Isle-Chittenden district
Assumed office
2017
Personal details
Born (1942-07-17) July 17, 1942 (age 80)
Fresno, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence North Hero, Vermont
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania Law School
Professionjudge, lawyer

Ben W. Joseph (born July 17, 1942) is an American politician in the state of Vermont. He is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, sitting as a Democrat from the Grand Isle-Chittenden district, having been first elected in 2016. [1] He was previously a judge on the Vermont Superior Court from 1998 to 2010. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Representative Ben W. Joseph".
  2. "Judge Ben Joseph retires after 12 years; opens up another vacancy in Vermont's courts".
  3. "Civil Government, State of Vermont". 2005.