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# Susan McManus

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 and sworn in December 4, 2023
- Associate at Barr Sternberg Moss Lawrence Silver Saltonstall & Fenster in Bennington

### Education

- Vermont Law School — J.D. (2007)
- in English — Fairfield University — B.A. (2004)

### Additional information

- Assignments include Rutland Civil Division; one of the first Bennington County judicial appointees in 28 years, alongside Alexander Burke.
- Public defender in Windham and Bennington counties for 13 years
- representing indigent criminal defendants.
- handling family, civil and criminal matters.
- Member and past president of the Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
- Civil decisions address comity and the recognition of foreign judgments, distinctions between statutes of repose and limitation, and Rule 75 review of executive-agency actions.

## 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)
- [Gov. Scott Appoints Five New Judges – Vermont Bar Association](https://www.vtbar.org/gov-scott-appoints-five-new-judges/)

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