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# David Barra

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 February 8, 2018, and sworn in February 21, 2018
- Solo practitioner, 2011–2018; founding partner of Unsworth & Barra, 1993–2011

### Education

- Georgetown University Law Center — J.D. (1982)
- Bachelor's degree in English and history — Williams College, 1979

### Additional information

- Retained in 2026 by a 167–0 vote.
- Admitted to the Vermont and U.S. District Court bars in 1982, the Second Circuit in 1986 and New Hampshire in 2004.
- Served in Bennington's civil, criminal and family divisions, including landlord–tenant, tort and stalking matters.
- Also practiced at Paul Frank + Collins, with work covering civil litigation, municipal law and zoning.
- Handled appeals in the Vermont Supreme Court and the Second and Fourth Circuits.
- Soccer referee and U.S. Soccer Federation state administrator
- Vermont interscholastic representative to the National Interscholastic Soccer Officials Association and president of Vermont soccer officials.

## 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)
- [Congratulations to Newly Appointed Judge Barra](https://www.vtbar.org/congratulations-to-newly-appointed-judge-barra/)

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