Karen Carroll (judge)
Karen Carroll | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court | |
| In office April 26, 2017 – August 23, 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Phil Scott |
| Preceded by | John Dooley |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 7, 1963 |
| Education | Salve Regina University (BA) Vermont Law School (JD) |
Karen Russell Carroll (born February 7, 1963) is an American lawyer who served as a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 2017 to 2025.
Early life
Karen Russell Carroll was born in Newport on February 7, 1963, and raised in Proctor;[1] her family moved around the state based on her father's assignments as a member of the Vermont State Police.[2] Carroll's family has been involved in law enforcement for several generations; both her grandfather and great-grandfather were chief of police in Burlington.[2]
She is a 1981 graduate of Proctor High School,[1] and graduated from Salve Regina University with a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Criminal Justice and English and French Literature in 1985.[1] She received her Juris Doctor from Vermont Law and Graduate School in 1988.[1]
Career
Carroll's experience included: deputy state’s attorney for Windham County (1988–1994);[1] Special Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Vermont (1994–2000);[1] and assistant state attorney general with responsibility for prosecutions related to the Southern Vermont Drug Task Force (1994–2000).[1]
From December 2000 to April 2017, Carroll was a judge of the Vermont Superior Court.[1] She presided over Family, Criminal and Civil Divisions in Windham, Windsor, and Bennington Counties,[1] and was the first presiding judge of Vermont’s first DUI Treatment Court, which is in Windsor County.[2] She has also been an instructor at the Vermont Police Academy and she has taught Criminal Procedure and Criminal Law at the Community College of Vermont.[2]
Carroll was appointed to the Vermont Supreme Court in 2017 and served until her retirement in August 2025.[2][3]
Personal life
Carroll is a resident of Vernon.[1] She is married to Richard C. Carroll, who is a partner in a Brattleboro law firm.[1] They are the parents of three children.[1]
References
Sources
Internet
- "Biography, Honorable Karen R. Carroll". Vermont Court System. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Judiciary. 2017.
- "Biography, The Hon. Karen Carroll". Member biographies. Philadelphia, PA: American law Institute. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Vt. Supreme Court Justice Karen Carroll to retire". www.wcax.com. April 9, 2025. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
Newspapers
- Cassidy, Maggie B. (March 28, 2017). "After Supreme Court Nomination, Carroll Reflects On Her Career". Brattleboro Reformer. Brattleboro, VT. VTDigger.