Joel Doolittle (April, 1773/1774 – March 9, 1841) was a Vermont attorney, judge and politician.

[1] Doolittle maintained an extensive practice in Middlebury, and was also a sought after legal instructor; among the attorneys who received their training in his office were Asa Aikens[3][4] and William Slade.

[5] Active politically as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, in 1815 Doolittle was elected to the Vermont Governor's Council, and he served until 1817.

[2] In 1817, Doolittle was elected a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, and he held this position until 1822.

[2] In 1834, Doolittle was named president of the Vermont Council of Censors, the body which met every seven years to review actions of the state government and ensure their constitutionality.