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# Timothy Doherty

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 in late 2024 and sworn in January 8, 2025, at the Chittenden Courthouse
- Partner at Downs Rachlin Martin's Government Enforcement and White Collar Defense Group from 2017

### Education

- in English — College of the Holy Cross — B.A.
- Yale Law School — J.D.

### Additional information

- Elected to Burlington City Council's East District seat in 2023 for a two-year term; resigned on judicial appointment in 2024.
- Assigned initially to Chittenden Criminal Division in the North Region, covering Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille and Washington counties.
- Assistant U.S. attorney in Vermont for approximately a decade
- handling business crimes, mail, wire and bank fraud, firearms and drug-trafficking cases.

## 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)
- [Governor Phil Scott Appoints Four Superior Court Judges | Office of Governor Phil Scott](https://governor.vermont.gov/press-release/governor-phil-scott-appoints-four-superior-court-judges)
- [New Vermont Superior Court Judges Head for the Bench – Vermont Bar Association](https://www.vtbar.org/new-vermont-superior-court-judges-head-for-the-bench/)

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