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# Kerry McDonald-Cady

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; sworn in by Governor Phil Scott at the Newfane Courthouse on October 30, 2019, succeeding David Howard
- Windham County deputy state's attorney from 2010
- Associate at Fisher & Fisher for seven years, practicing real property, probate, municipal and civil law

### Education

- Vermont Law School — J.D. (1997)
- Binghamton University, cum laude — B.A. (1994)

### Additional information

- Vermont Justice for Children Task Force award, 2010; joined the task force in 2016.
- Assignments include Bennington and Rutland.
- handling juvenile abuse, neglect and delinquency cases.
- Served on the Dover School Board and River Valleys Unified School Board.

## 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)
- [Congratulations to Judge McDonald-Cady! – Vermont Bar Association](https://www.vtbar.org/congratulations-to-judge-mcdonald-cady/)

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