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# Kevin Griffin

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 in November 2012 and began service in January 2013 in Chittenden Criminal Division
- Owner of Griffin, Marsicovetere & Wilkes from 1993; public defender in Windsor and Orange counties and statewide serious-felony work
- Law clerk to Judge William Hill, 1982–1983

### Education

- Rutgers University — B.A.
- New England School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- Adjunct at Vermont Law School from 1986; founding faculty member of its criminal clinic and trial-practice teaching in 2016.

## 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)
- [Gov. Shumlin appoints Norwich attorney Griffin to Superior Court | Vermont Business Magazine](https://vermontbiz.com/people/november/gov-shumlin-appoints-norwich-attorney-griffin-superior-court)
- [Kevin Griffin - 2016 Vermont Law School conference biography](https://forms.vermontlaw.edu/criminaljustice/conference/2016/conferencebios.pdf)

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