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# Elizabeth Mann

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 December 22, 2016, to succeed Kathleen Manley
- Partner at Tepper, Dardeck, Levins & Mann in Rutland

### Education

- Law degree — Vermont Law School, 1990
- Bachelor's degree — Dartmouth College, 1987

### Additional information

- Assignments include Windsor's civil, criminal and family divisions; handled habeas and family matters.
- Federal public defender for approximately a decade before appointment.
- handling civil, criminal and family law, including probate, administrative and workers' compensation matters.
- Past president of the Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
- Resides in Hartford with her husband 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)
- [Mann Overboard? Critics Say New Vermont Judge Is Too Lenient | Seven Days](https://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/mann-overboard-critics-say-new-vermont-judge-is-too-lenient-6725455/)

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