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# David Fenster

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 Peter Shumlin in December 2016
- Addison County state's attorney from 2008
- Bennington County deputy state's attorney, 1993–2005

### Education

- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University — J.D. (1992)
- University of Vermont — B.A. (1989)

### Additional information

- Served in the Addison civil, criminal and family divisions; one recorded term ended March 31, 2023.
- Private practitioner at Barr Sternberg Moss Lawrence Silver Saltonstall & Fenster.
- Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and member of the Criminal Division Oversight Committee.
- Former chair of the Executive Committee of Vermont State's Attorneys and past president of the Vermont Bar Association.
- Resides in Middlebury with wife Katree 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)
- [Researched biography/service source](https://www.martindale.com/attorney/david-r-fenster-3866304/)
- [Fenster begins new role as Superior Court judge | Addison Independent](https://www.addisonindependent.com/2016/12/28/fenster-begins-new-role-as-superior-court-judge-2/)

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