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# Marilyn S. Skoglund

Supreme Court of Vermont · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Vermont
- State: Vermont
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Vermont Supreme Court associate justice, August 27, 1997–2019; succeeded Ernest Gibson III and was the second woman on the court
- Vermont District Court judge, 1994–1997
- Vermont Attorney General's Office, 1978–1994, working in civil and public-protection matters; chief of the Public Protection Division, 1993–1994

### Education

- Paralegal studies, Woodbury College, 1973.
- in fine arts, Southern Illinois University Carbondale — B.A. (1971)

### Additional information

- Reappointed in 2005, 2011 and 2017.
- Studied law in the office of Louis P. Peck; admitted to the Vermont bar in 1978 without attending law school.
- Born August 15, 1946, in Chicago; raised in St. Louis and moved to Plainfield, Vermont, in 1973.

## 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.courtlistener.com/person/5912/marilyn-s-skoglund/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5912/marilyn-s-skoglund/)
- [Supreme Court of Vermont current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5912/marilyn-s-skoglund/)
- [Vermont Judiciary Digital Evidence Portal](https://evidence.vermontjudiciary.org/TraQ7/account/caseuser)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5912/marilyn-s-skoglund/)
- [Marilyn Skoglund - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Marilyn_Skoglund)
- ['I Want To Be A Bartender': Vt. Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Skoglund On Retirement | Vermont Public](https://www.vermontpublic.org/vpr-news/2019-05-02/i-want-to-be-a-bartender-vt-supreme-court-justice-marilyn-skoglund-on-retirement)
- [Marilyn Skoglund](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Skoglund)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5912/marilyn-s-skoglund/)
- [Marilyn Skoglund - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Marilyn_Skoglund)

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