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# James R. Dean Mahoney

Vermont Superior Court, Lamoille Unit, Probate Division · Probate Judge

## Profile

- Court: Vermont Superior Court, Lamoille Unit, Probate Division
- State: Vermont
- Role: Probate Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Lamoille County probate judge; first elected in 2005 and reelected in 2010, 2014 and 2018

### Education


### Additional information

- Candidate for reelection in 2026.
- Attorney at Polow, Polow & Mahoney, with work in trusts and estates, appeals, civil litigation and sports law; admitted to the Vermont bar October 11, 1991.
- Vermont attorney registration number 2555.
- Probate court office: 154 Main Street, Hyde Park, Vermont 05655; telephone 802-888-3887.

## 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/probate%20judge%20special%20assignment%20and%20designation%202025-26.pdf)
- [Official roster](https://www.vtcourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/probate%20judge%20special%20assignment%20and%20designation%202025-26.pdf)
- [Vermont Judiciary, Chief Superior Judge official judicial roster](https://www.vtcourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/probate%20judge%20special%20assignment%20and%20designation%202025-26.pdf)
- [Vermont Judiciary Digital Evidence Portal](https://evidence.vermontjudiciary.org/TraQ7/account/caseuser)
- [IN RE: West, Nicholas N. | Vermont Judiciary](https://www.vtcourts.gov/court-hearings/re-west-nicholas-n)
- [rptAttorneys_Good_Standing.pdf](https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/sites/default/files/documents/AttorneyGoodStanding_35.pdf)
- [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/James_R._Dean_Mahoney)
- [www.martindale.com](https://www.martindale.com/attorney/james-r-dean-mahoney-2150185/)

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