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# Jeffrey Kilgore

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

## Profile

- Court: Vermont Superior Court, Washington 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

- Washington County probate judge in Montpelier; appointed by Governor Peter Shumlin on July 13, 2012, to succeed George Belcher
- Professor of business and economics at Norwich University and special counsel to the Vermont Department of Public Service

### Education

- in Taxation, Boston University School of Law — LL.M. (1988)
- Vermont Law School — J.D. (1978)
- Master's degree in economics and taxation — Michigan State University, 1975
- Bachelor's degree — Arizona State University

### Additional information

- Reelected in 2014 for a term ending January 31, 2019; ran again in 2022, with a later term ending December 31, 2026.
- Reported 2025 judicial salary: $111,134, approximately 29% above the comparison average in the salary record.
- Private practitioner in real estate, tax, estate planning and corporate law.
- Waterbury town moderator for nine years.

## 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)

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