Alexander N. Burke
How Judge Burke rules, drawn from 27 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Burke
Alexander N. Burke joined the Vermont Superior Court in 2023 and sits in its Civil Division. Before taking the bench, he was a deputy state’s attorney in Bennington County, where he tried criminal and family cases. He earned his law degree from American University’s Washington College of Law.
Judge Burke's practices and standing orders
The court's website lists no individual practices or standing orders of Judge Burke's own (checked October 11, 2026), so the court's local rules and general orders are the place to look (court page ↗).
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 11, 2026).
How Judge Burke decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Suzanne Bushee's partition case, Burke assigned the whole Buck Hill Road property to Bushee rather than ordering a sale or division of the parcel.
“The property located at 86 Buck Hill Road in Shaftsbury, Vermont is assigned to Plaintiff.”
Procedural preferences
In Fucci's residential-ejectment case, Burke dismissed the action after finding the landlord had not shown proper termination notice and treated its pending summary-judgment motion as moot.
“Defendant’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED. Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is MOOT.”
In MCLP Asset Company's foreclosure case, Burke denied the lender's judgment motions while requiring a compliant certification and also denied the borrower's dismissal motion.
“For the following reasons, the motions for judgment are DENIED, the motion to dismiss is DENIED, and the motions to strike are MOOT.”
In Emilius v. Walton, Burke dismissed out-of-state insurance brokers for lack of minimum contacts with Vermont and denied an amendment that would have added related out-of-state parties.
“World Insurance Associates, LLC’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED. Plaintiff’s motion to amend their complaint is DENIED.”
In a negligence case, Burke denied the defendants’ post trial requests for judgment and costs because they were filed after the deadline he had set and no extension had been sought.
“Defendants’ motions are denied as untimely.”
Cautions
In Brickhouse Investments' case, Burke denied leave to file a second amended complaint after the plaintiff failed to set out the proposed new claim with sufficient particularity.
“Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a second amended complaint, filed July 26, 2024, is denied.”
In ARD Realty v. Vermont Department of Health, Burke denied a request for a permanent injunction because the applicant had raised it at the final hearing without pleading it.
“permanent injunction is denied as it was not properly raised in any pleadings.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Defendant’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED. The rent escrow order, the partial judgment order, and the writ of possession are hereby VACATED. Defendant’s remaining motions are MOOT.”
“Defendant’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED. Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is MOOT.”
“For the following reasons, the motions for judgment are DENIED, the motion to dismiss is DENIED, and the motions to strike are MOOT.”
“For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is GRANTED.”
“the motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.”
“the Town of Chittenden’s motion for summary judgment, filed October 1, 2024, is GRANTED. The motion for summary judgment filed October 1, 2024, by Plaintiffs John and Debra Gerlach, is DENIED.”
“Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is denied. Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment is granted in part, denied in part as described above.”
“The Respondent’s motion for judgment as a matter of law is GRANTED in the alternative.”
“The motion to dismiss Counts I and II of the Amended Complaint, filed November 22, 2023, by Defendants Russell and Pease, is granted as to Count I and denied as to Count II.”
“Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a second amended complaint, filed July 26, 2024, is denied.”
“World Insurance Associates, LLC’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED. Plaintiff’s motion to amend their complaint is DENIED.”
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