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# John A. Dooley III

Supreme Court of Vermont · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Vermont
- State: Vermont
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Vermont Supreme Court associate justice, 1987–2017; appointed by Governor Madeleine Kunin on June 12, 1987, to succeed William C. Hill
- Law clerk to U.S. District Judge Bernard Joseph Leddy

### Education

- Law degree, Boston College Law School, 1968.
- Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Union College, 1965.

### Additional information

- Retained in 2011 for a final six-year term and retired March 31, 2017.
- Mylan Laboratories, Inc. (2004).
- President of the Vermont Bar Association, 1988–1989.
- Vermont secretary of administration, 1985–1987; legal counsel to Governor Kunin in 1985.
- Assistant director and then director of Vermont Legal Aid, 1969–1978.
- Part-time U.S. magistrate judge for Vermont, 1971–1975.
- Born April 10, 1944, in Nashua, New Hampshire; married Sandra C. Sapp in 1970.
- Authored more than 700 published opinions, including 112 dissents and 79 concurrences; cases include Robertson v.

## 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.courtlistener.com/person/5894/john-a-dooley-iii/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5894/john-a-dooley-iii/)
- [Supreme Court of Vermont current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5894/john-a-dooley-iii/)
- [Vermont Judiciary Digital Evidence Portal](https://evidence.vermontjudiciary.org/TraQ7/account/caseuser)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5894/john-a-dooley-iii/)
- [John Dooley - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/John_Dooley)
- [John Dooley (judge) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dooley_(judge)#:~:text=He%20attended%20school%20in%20Nashua,federal%20judge%20Bernard%20Joseph%20Leddy.)
- [John Dooley (judge)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dooley_%28judge%29)
- [NOAA General Counsel Schiffer to Deliver Vermont Law School Commencement Address; Standing Rock Tribal Chairman Archambault, VT Supreme Court Justice Dooley to Receive Honorary Degrees | Vermont Law and Graduate School](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/news-and-events/noaa-general-counsel-schiffer-deliver-vermont-law-school)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5894/john-a-dooley-iii/)
- [John Dooley - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/John_Dooley)
- [John Dooley (judge) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dooley_(judge)#:~:text=He%20attended%20school%20in%20Nashua,federal%20judge%20Bernard%20Joseph%20Leddy.)

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