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# Christina E. Nolan

Supreme Court of Vermont · Associate Justice

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Vermont
- State: Vermont
- Role: Associate Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## 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.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### digital evidence submission

Scope: statewide

Vermont Judiciary directs users to upload non-flat-PDF digital exhibits, including audio, video, and active hyperlinks, through its Digital Evidence Portal; flat PDFs should not be filed in that portal.

Evidence excerpt: The Digital Evidence Portal is to be used solely for uploading exhibits in file formats other than flat PDF format. Examples ... include audio recordings, video recordings, or active hyperlinks to web-based content. Flat PDF files should not be filed in the Digital Evidence Portal.

[Vermont Judiciary Digital Evidence Portal](https://evidence.vermontjudiciary.org/TraQ7/account/caseuser)
Source checked: 2026-07-27


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.vtcourts.gov/supreme-court)
- [Official roster](https://www.vtcourts.gov/supreme-court)
- [Vermont Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.vtcourts.gov/supreme-court)
- [Vermont Judiciary Digital Evidence Portal](https://evidence.vermontjudiciary.org/TraQ7/account/caseuser)
- [Honorable Christina Nolan | Vermont Judiciary](https://www.vtcourts.gov/people/honorable-christina-nolan)

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