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# Howard Kalfus

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 June 2, 2021, succeeding William Cohen after Cohen's elevation to the Supreme Court.

### Education

- Master's in judicial studies, University of Nevada, Reno and National Judicial College, 2019.
- in music, University of Massachusetts Amherst — B.A.
- Seton Hall University — J.D.

### Additional information

- First hearing officer of the Vermont Judicial Bureau, appointed in 2011.
- Assigned to Bennington Family Division.
- Associate at Downs Rachlin Martin.
- Staff attorney in the Chittenden Public Defender's Office, assistant attorney general for the Department for Children and Families, and staff attorney for the Department of Public Safety.

## 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 Howard A. Kalfus to Vermont Superior Court | Office of Governor Phil Scott](https://governor.vermont.gov/press-release/governor-phil-scott-appoints-howard-kalfus-vermont-superior-court)

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