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# Kirstin K. Schoonover

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 August 5, 2015, to succeed Harold Eaton after his Supreme Court appointment.
- Attorney in the Chittenden Public Defender's Office

### Education

- Bachelor's degree — Pomona College
- University of San Francisco School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- Married to Vermont family magistrate Brian K. Valentine; both were appointed in 2015.
- Vermont Legal Aid attorney, 2007–2015
- Assignments include Washington Family Division.
- representing people affected by domestic violence, mental illness and low income in housing and public-benefit matters.
- handling adult and juvenile cases; assistant attorney general for the Department for Children and Families
- handling trials and appeals; earlier public-defense work in Washington state.
- Member of the Family Division Oversight Committee.

## 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)
- [Researched biography/service source](https://outside.vermont.gov/dept/DCF/Shared%20Documents/Contacts/CJA-Annual-Report-2024.pdf)
- [Journal of the Senate](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2016/Docs/JOURNAL/sj160324.pdf)

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