Kirstin K. Schoonover at a glance
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Kirstin K. Schoonover
Superior Judge · Vermont Superior Court
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Biography
Professional career
- Earlier in her career, she was a public defender in Washington State
- Assistant Attorney General for the Vermont Department of Children and Families — handled appellate and trial cases
- Chittenden County Public Defender — defended adults in criminal cases and juveniles in delinquency proceedings
- Vermont Legal Aid (2007–2015) — represented victims of domestic violence, individuals with mental illness, and low-income Vermonters facing housing or benefit termination
- Vermont Legal Aid, 2007–2015.
- Assistant attorney general, Vermont Department for Children and Families.
- Public defender.
Judicial service
- Superior Judge, Vermont Superior Court; service 2015.
- The Hon. Kirstin K. Schoonover is a judge of the Vermont Superior Court, serving in the Family and Probate Divisions of Chittenden County, appointed in 2015 by then-Governor Peter Shumlin.
- Appointed: August 5, 2015, by Governor Peter Shumlin to fill the vacancy created when Judge Harold Eaton, Jr. was elevated to the Vermont Supreme Court
- In summary: Judge Kirstin K. Schoonover is a Vermont Superior Court judge with a background in public defense, legal aid, and family law, appointed in 2015 to the Chittenden County Family and Probate Divisions, and recognized for her service to low-income and vulnerable Vermonters.
- Previous assignments: Family Division in Washington County, Vermont
Education
- Pomona College · Bachelor's degree
- University of San Francisco School of Law · J.D.
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Sources
Vermont Judiciary official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 27, 2026
https://www.vtcourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2026-2027%20rotation%20as%20approved%204.7.26.pdfVermont Judiciary Digital Evidence Portal
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 27, 2026
https://evidence.vermontjudiciary.org/TraQ7/account/caseuserResearched biography/service source
Judge research source · PDF · checked October 4, 2026
https://outside.vermont.gov/dept/DCF/Shared%20Documents/Contacts/CJA-Annual-Report-2024.pdfJournal of the Senate
Judge research source · PDF · checked October 4, 2026
https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2016/Docs/JOURNAL/sj160324.pdf