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# Michael P. Drescher

Supreme Court of Vermont · Associate Justice

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Vermont
- State: Vermont
- Role: Associate Justice
- Service status: active
- 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; appointed by Governor Phil Scott to succeed William D. Cohen and sworn in February 4, 2026, as the court's 139th justice
- Partner at Sheehey, Brue, Gray & Furlong in Burlington from 2000, now Sheehey Furlong & Behm
- Law clerk to Judge Fred I. Parker, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

### Education

- Northwestern University School of Law, cum laude — J.D. (1995)
- in Mathematics, Dartmouth College — B.A. (1987)

### Additional information

- Acting U.S. attorney for Vermont, January 20, 2025–January 9, 2026; first assistant U.S. attorney from 2023.
- Assistant U.S. attorney from 2002, initially in the Civil Division through 2009 and later in the Criminal Division; work included immigration enforcement and other federal prosecutions.
- Born in 1965 in Ventura, California; resides in Hinesburg with wife Christina Stearns and has two children.
- Order of the Coif.
- Confirmation required a tie-breaking vote by Lieutenant Governor John Rodgers.
- His nomination drew scrutiny over his role as Vermont's top federal prosecutor during the Trump administration, including cases involving student detentions.

## 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/supreme-court)
- [Official roster](https://www.vtcourts.gov/supreme-court)
- [Vermont Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.vtcourts.gov/supreme-court)
- [Vermont Judiciary Digital Evidence Portal](https://evidence.vermontjudiciary.org/TraQ7/account/caseuser)
- [Wikidata: Michael P. Drescher](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138081303)
- [Honorable Michael P. Drescher | Vermont Judiciary](https://www.vtcourts.gov/people/honorable-michael-p-drescher)
- [Wikidata: Michael P. Drescher](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138081303)

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