Gov. Phil Scott has named four people to serve on the Vermont Superior Court bench.
The new judges are Bonnie Badgewick of Woodstock, Dana DiSano of South Burlington, Timothy Doherty of Burlington, and Laura Rowntree of South Burlington, the governor’s office announced Wednesday in a press release.
“I have always believed making judicial appointments is one of the most important responsibilities a governor has, because judges have the enormous duty of interpreting the law and upholding justice,” Scott said in the release. “I believe Bonnie, Dana, Timothy, and Laura will be fair, thoughtful, and serve Vermonters well in their new roles.”
The appointees are expected to be sworn in in the coming weeks.
According to information supplied by the governor’s office:
- Badgewick has worked in private practice for more than two decades. She had primarily focused on litigation in civil and administrative fields. She currently serves as vice-chair of the Professional Responsibility Board and is president of the Vermont Bar Foundation.
- DiSano has over 14 years of legal experience, currently serving as a prosecutor in the criminal division of the Vermont Attorney General’s Office. She most recently has served as a prosecutor for the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
- Doherty, with more than 20 years of legal experience, has been a partner in the law firm Downs Rachlin Martin handling both criminal and civil matters. He previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Vermont. He currently serves on the Burlington City Council.
- Rowntree has worked in the Vermont Attorney General’s Office since August 2018, where she became chief of the civil division in April 2022. Before her time in that office, Rowntree worked as associate attorney for two law firms in New York City and as an assistant corporation counsel at the New York City Law Department.
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