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# John Valente

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 Peter Shumlin on July 29, 2015, to succeed David Suntag
- Attorney, shareholder and director at Ryan Smith & Carbine for 24 years

### Education

- Suffolk University — J.D. (1991)
- Boston College — B.A. (1988)

### Additional information

- Admitted to the Vermont bar in 1991, District of Columbia in 2005 and New York in 2008.
- Presiding assignments include Rutland Family and Bennington civil, criminal and probate divisions.
- focusing on employment and workers' compensation law.
- Board service includes the Rutland and Vermont chambers of commerce, Paramount Theatre and Vermont Municipal Bond Bank.
- Son of the late Silvio Valente.

## 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)
- [Vermont Legislature Judicial Retention - 2026-03-25 - 10:30AM](https://goldendomevt.com/meetings/Senate/2026-03-25_10-30/transcript.html)

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