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# Samuel Swope

Vermont Superior Court, Essex Unit, Probate Division · Probate Judge

## Profile

- Court: Vermont Superior Court, Essex Unit, Probate Division
- State: Vermont
- Role: Probate Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Essex County probate judge; sole candidate listed for reelection on November 3, 2026

### Education

- in chemistry, Bates College — B.S. (2007)

### Additional information

- Associate attorney at Davis Legal Solutions from 2022
- Studied law under attorney Laura Wilson; admitted to the Vermont bar in 2019.
- Hears estates, guardianships, conservatorships and related probate matters.
- focusing on criminal and landlord–tenant law.
- Member of the Caledonia County Bar Association
- Resides in Guildhall, Vermont, with his wife and son
- Registered as an Independent

## 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/probate%20judge%20special%20assignment%20and%20designation%202025-26.pdf)
- [Official roster](https://www.vtcourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/probate%20judge%20special%20assignment%20and%20designation%202025-26.pdf)
- [Vermont Judiciary, Chief Superior Judge official judicial roster](https://www.vtcourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/probate%20judge%20special%20assignment%20and%20designation%202025-26.pdf)
- [Vermont Judiciary Digital Evidence Portal](https://evidence.vermontjudiciary.org/TraQ7/account/caseuser)
- [Essex Probate Division | Vermont Judiciary](https://www.vtcourts.gov/court-locations/essex-probate-division)
- [Essex Probate Division Calendar](https://www.vtcourts.gov/courts/court-calendars/exp_cal.htm)
- [theballotbrief.com](https://theballotbrief.com/state/vermont/essex-county/probate-judge)

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