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# John Treadwell

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 October 6, 2017, to succeed Karen Carroll, and sworn in that November
- Vermont Attorney General's Office, 2000–2017; chief of the Criminal Division from 2014
- Special assistant U.S. attorney, 2004–2011; special assistant attorney general for the Vermont Department of Corrections in 1996
- Chittenden County deputy state's attorney, 1996–2000

### Education

- University of Wisconsin Law School, cum laude — J.D. (1993)
- in History and Government, Cornell University — B.A. (1989)

### Additional information

- Admitted to the Vermont and Wisconsin bars in 1994, U.S. District Court for Vermont in 1996 and Second Circuit in 2017.
- Assignments include Windham and Orange civil, criminal, family and probate matters, including eviction cases.
- handling felony and misdemeanor cases.
- Served with the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

## 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 names Treadwell as Superior Court Judge and Glover as Windsor County Probate Judge | Vermont Business Magazine](https://vermontbiz.com/news/2017/october/06/governor-names-treadwell-superior-court-judge-and-glover-windsor-county)

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