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# Daniel Richardson

Vermont Superior Court · Superior Judge

## Profile

- Court: Vermont Superior Court
- State: Vermont
- Role: Superior Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Vermont Superior Court judge; appointed by Governor Phil Scott on April 26, 2022
- Attorney and partner at Tarrant, Gillies & Shems in Montpelier for 16 years
- Adjunct professor of municipal law at Vermont Law School; acting judge and special master at Washington Superior Court
- Law clerk to Judges Matthew I. Katz, Richard Norton and Geoffrey Crawford at Chittenden Superior Court

### Education

- Vermont Law School, magna cum laude; editor-in-chief of the Vermont Law Review — J.D. (2003)
- in philosophy, English literature and writing, Ohio Wesleyan University, summa cum laude — B.A.

### Additional information

- Lacey Godin (Lamoille County, 2024) and State of Vermont Department of Taxes v.
- Burlington city attorney and corporate counsel from 2021.
- Civil assignments include Lamoille, Essex and Orleans counties, with work involving landlord–tenant disputes, tax collection and property matters.
- representing individuals, businesses and municipalities.
- Phi Beta Kappa.
- Montpelier Ward 3 city councilor and chair of the Montpelier Development Review Board; held leadership roles in the Vermont Bar Association and Vermont Bar Foundation.
- Presided over Housing Foundation, Inc. v.
- Susanne Poulin.
- Raised in Canton, Ohio; resides in Burlington with wife Britt and two children.

## 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/sites/default/files/documents/2026-2027%20rotation%20as%20approved%204.7.26.pdf)
- [Official roster](https://www.vtcourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2026-2027%20rotation%20as%20approved%204.7.26.pdf)
- [Vermont Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.vtcourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2026-2027%20rotation%20as%20approved%204.7.26.pdf)
- [Vermont Judiciary Digital Evidence Portal](https://evidence.vermontjudiciary.org/TraQ7/account/caseuser)
- [Governor Phil Scott Appoints Daniel Richardson to Vermont Superior Court | Office of Governor Phil Scott](https://governor.vermont.gov/press-release/governor-phil-scott-appoints-daniel-richardson-vermont-superior-court)
- [News Flash • Burlington, VT • CivicEngage](https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3458&ARC=1357)

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