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# Thomas Walsh

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 Environmental Division judge; appointed by Governor Peter Shumlin in 2011 to succeed Meredith Wright
- Founding and managing partner of Walsh & Monaghan in Burlington

### Education

- J.D. and LL.M. in environmental law and policy, Vermont Law School, 1993.
- in agricultural engineering, Cornell University — B.S. (1986)

### Additional information

- Associate general counsel to the Vermont Environmental Board, 1999–2005.
- Hears land-use, environmental-permit and municipal-zoning appeals.
- Worked at an environmental consulting firm for four years before law school.

## 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)
- [Vermont Legislature Judicial Retention - 2026-03-25 - 10:30AM](https://goldendomevt.com/meetings/Senate/2026-03-25_10-30/transcript.html)
- [vermontbiz.com](https://vermontbiz.com/people/november/gov-shumlin-appoints-attorney-thomas-g-walsh-environmental-judge)
- [www.vtcourts.gov](https://www.vtcourts.gov/court-locations/environmental-division)

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