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# Laura Rowntree

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 November 27, 2024, and sworn in by Justice Harold Eaton at the State House on December 20, 2024
- Vermont Attorney General's Office from August 2018; chief of the Civil Division from April 2022
- Law clerk to Magistrate Judge James L. Cott in the Southern District of New York, 2011–2012

### Education

- Fordham University School of Law — J.D. (2009)
- in teaching, Fordham University — M.S. (2006)
- in English and history, Cornell University — B.A. (2004)

### Additional information

- Assigned to Chittenden Family Division alongside Dana DiSano.
- overseeing litigation against the state.
- Attorney at New York City law firms, including Chadbourne & Parke, and assistant corporation counsel at the New York City Law Department.
- English teacher in the New York City Department of Education before law school.
- Member of the Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure and past member of the South Burlington 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)
- [Governor Phil Scott Appoints Four Superior Court Judges | Office of Governor Phil Scott](https://governor.vermont.gov/press-release/governor-phil-scott-appoints-four-superior-court-judges)
- [New Vermont Superior Court Judges Head for the Bench – Vermont Bar Association](https://www.vtbar.org/new-vermont-superior-court-judges-head-for-the-bench/)

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