Christina E. Nolan at a glance
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Christina E. Nolan
Associate Justice · Supreme Court of Vermont
Biography
Professional career
- Associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court; nominated by Governor Phil Scott in January 2026 and sworn in on February 3, 2026, as the court's 138th justice
- Director and litigator at Sheehey Furlong & Behm in Burlington from 2021
- U.S. Attorney for Vermont, 2017–2021; the first woman to hold that office
- Middlesex County assistant district attorney in Lowell, Massachusetts, 2009
- Associate in Goodwin Procter's Boston litigation department, 2005–2009
- Law clerk to Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV, U.S. District Court for Massachusetts, 2004–2005
Education
- magna cum laude, — Boston College Law School, where she held the role of senior editor of the Boston College Law Review — J.D. (2004)
- in political science and history, summa cum laude, — the University of Vermont — B.A. (2001)
Additional information
- Investiture held March 17, 2026; term runs through 2032.
- Investiture ceremony held March 17, 2026, at the Vermont Supreme Court Building.
- Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022; lost the primary.
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, 2010–2017, prosecuting federal crimes and handling Second Circuit appeals.
- Born September 26, 1979, in Burlington; raised in Westford and South Burlington and attended Westford Elementary, Mater Christi and Rice High School.
- handling civil litigation, criminal defense and appellate work in state and federal courts; served on the federal Criminal Justice Act panel.
- focusing on complex civil litigation and criminal defense.
- Resides in Burlington with partner Jill Barcia.
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Sources
Identity source checked August 22, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 11, 2026.
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