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# Jodi P. French

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

## Profile

- Court: Vermont Superior Court, Windham 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

- Windham County probate judge; reelected November 8, 2022, for a term ending December 31, 2026
- Partner at French & French, joining in 2013; practice includes probate administration and litigation, will contests, real estate, estate planning, and civil and criminal trial work

### Education

- B.A. in classics and ancient studies, Smith College; attended 1989–1993.

### Additional information

- Candidate in the 2026 primary.
- Admitted to the Vermont bar in 2007.
- Attended Bellows Falls Union High School.
- Raised in Westminster, Vermont.
- Advocates independent, nonpartisan judicial accountability.

## 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)
- [Jodi P. French Profile - West Dummerston, VT Real Estate Lawyer](https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/05357-vt-jodi-french-4740539.html)
- [Jodi P. French education and professional background](https://banking27.com/uslawyer/vermont/windham-county/west-dover/jodi-french)

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