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# Elizabeth Novotny

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 December 20, 2021, with service beginning in 2022 in the Family Division.
- Deputy state's attorney in Chittenden County; associate at Perry & Schmucker; counsel to Vermont's public-safety and financial-regulation agencies
- Private practitioner for approximately 30 years, with work in special education, criminal law and government relations involving education, criminal justice and judicial systems

### Education

- Suffolk University Law School — J.D. (1987)
- Bachelor's degree — University of Vermont

### Additional information

- President of the Vermont Bar Association in 2019.
- General counsel to the Mosaic Learning Center, a school serving children with developmental disabilities.

## 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)
- [An Interview with Incoming VBA President Elizabeth Novotny](https://www.vtbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2019VBAFallJournal.pdf)

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