I will be posting about my experience of suspected misconduct and corruption of specific Judges of Fairfax County in 2017.

Please share your suspicious experience too.


=============CANONS OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT in VIRGINIA===========
source: http://www.courts.state.va.us/agencies/jirc/canons_of_judicial_conduct.pdf

The Canons of Judicial Conduct are intended to establish standards for ethical conduct of judges.

CANON 1.
A JUDGE SHALL UPHOLD THE INTEGRITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY.

CANON 2.
A JUDGE SHALL AVOID IMPROPRIETY AND THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY IN
ALL OF THE JUDGE'S ACTIVITIES.

CANON 3.
A JUDGE SHALL PERFORM THE DUTIES OF JUDICIAL OFFICE IMPARTIALLY AND
DILIGENTLY

CANON 4.
A JUDGE MAY ENGAGE IN EXTRA-JUDICIAL ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE
LAW, THE LEGAL SYSTEM, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, AND SHALL
CONDUCT ANY SUCH EXTRA-JUDICIAL ACTIVITIES IN A MANNER THAT MINIMIZES
THE RISK OF CONFLICT WITH JUDICIAL OBLIGATIONS.

CANON 5.
A JUDGE SHALL REFRAIN FROM POLITICAL ACTIVITY INAPPROPRIATE TO THE
JUDICIAL OFFICE.

CANON 6
JUDGES PRO TEMPORE, RETIRED JUDGES, SUBSTITUTE JUDGES AND PERSONS
SELECTED FOR JUDGESHIP ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE CANONS.

CANON 7.
EFFECTIVE DATE. These Canons shall become effective July 1, 1999.
====================================================================




====THE CURRENT CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES OF FAIRFAX COUNTY VIRGINIA====
source: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/courts/circuit/circuit_court_judges.htm


Bruce D. White, Chief Judge
Judicial Circuit: 19th
College: George Washington University
Law School: Memphis State University
Date Sworn In: January 18, 2008


Randy I. Bellows
Judicial Circuit: 19th
College: University of Florida
Law School: Harvard Law School
Date Sworn In: October 15, 2002

Robert J. Smith
Judicial Circuit: 19th
College: B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Law School: The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
Date Sworn In: February 1, 2008

Jan L. Brodie
Judicial Circuit Court: 19th
College: College of William and Mary – BA
San Jose State University – MA
Law School: George Mason University
Date Sworn In: September 12, 2008

Brett A. Kassabian
Judicial Circuit Court: 19th
College: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Law School: Wake Forest University School of Law
Date Sworn In: February 1, 2010

Michael F. Devine
Judicial Circuit Court: 19th
College: State University of New York at Stony Brook
Law School: University of Virginia School of Law
Date Sworn In: April 1, 2010

John M. Tran
Judicial Circuit Court: 19th
College: The George Washington University
Law School: The George Washington University Law School
Date Sworn In: June 27, 2013

Grace Burke Carroll
Judicial Circuit: 19th
College: Randolph-Macon College
Law School: George Mason University School of Law
Date Sworn In: November 19, 2014

Daniel E. Ortiz
Judicial Circuit: 19th
College: University of Virginia
Law School: The George Washington University Law School
Date Sworn In: December 31, 2014

Penney S. Azcarate
Judicial Circuit: 19th
College: Old Dominion University
Law School: George Mason University School of Law
Date Sworn In: June 15, 2015

Stephen C. Shannon
Judicial Circuit: 19th
College: Fairfield University; Georgetown University
Law School: University of Virginia School of Law
Date Sworn In: June 19, 2015

Thomas P. Mann
Judicial Circuit: 19th
College: New York University
Law School: Washington College of Law – American University
Date Sworn In: July 1, 2016

Richard E. Gardiner
Judicial Circuit Court: 19th
College: Union College
Law School: George Mason University School of Law
Date Sworn In: November 1, 2016

David Bernhard
Judicial Circuit Court: 19th
College: Brandeis University, B.A. - Economics, Political Science
Law School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, J.D.
Date Sworn In: June 30, 2017

Are they open-boarders progtards that support the brownskin invasion of the United States? If so there's no question they're corrupt.

Don't be an asshole, and you won't have to deal with them. It's so easy that even a liberal ought to be able to figure it out. Sadly, they cannot.

bobthort Wrote:
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> Are they open-boarders progtards that support the
> brownskin invasion of the United States? If so
> there's no question they're corrupt.

they are being picked by FX CO "gov" (illegal: VA has no inner gov by law)

they are hispanics, from NY, NJ = the aren't republicans from VA.

(yes it's illegal for the VA STATE judiciary to be filled that way, yes they've been playing musical chairs with judges since about the late 1990's)

about corruption ? there's simply no doubt. they never follow any court procedures unless favorable to the prosecutor of a case government is prosecuting a citizen

Get rid of judge that went to GMU law school-that's like NVCC of Law school

Thom Devoltes Wrote:
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> Get rid of judge that went to GMU law
> school-that's like NVCC of Law school

That's nearly a third of the bench, including all the female judges.

George Mason Law!!!

Their motto, translated from Latin, is: "not my 1st or 2nd choice....."

Someone got rejected by GMU LAW! Hopefully your name is a play on Tom Davis!
Stay on topic fagg!

When judges are judged, tension can follow
By FRANK GREEN Richmond Times-Dispatch May 15, 2016
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WILLIAMSBURG — Virginia is one of two states where judges are elected by legislators, and the resulting tension is evident when it comes to evaluating courtroom performance.

That spilled into the open last week at the state’s annual judicial conference in Williamsburg, where the chief justice of the Virginia Supreme Court and the heads of the General Assembly courts committees took questions from concerned judges about the complex and evolving program used to evaluate jurists on the job and for reappointment.

“This Judicial Performance Evaluation, while it does provoke some angst, what it’s designed to do is to make us better. And who among us does not want to be better?” Supreme Court Justice Cleo Powell said at the conference.

“We understand how unnerving it can be when you’re getting that evaluation,” she said.

Queries from the judges to the panel members included concern about attempts by legislators to improperly influence pending court cases; whether proper but unpopular judicial decisions play a role in reappointment; and disbelief that “remarks” made by anonymous evaluators are not seen by the legislators.

Del. David B. Albo, R-Fairfax, and Sen. Mark D. Obenshain, R-Rockingham, chairmen of the courts committees, took questions from some of the roughly 200 current and retired circuit court judges about the relatively new Judicial Performance Evaluation.

Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons told judges that the main focus of the program is to understand better how they come across in the courtroom. But he told the judges they also need to understand the constitutional appointment responsibility of legislators in Virginia, which is the last state other than South Carolina where lawmakers elect judges.

“The Judicial Performance Evaluation program is here to stay,” he said. “We need to make it a good thing. We need to work on it. We need to express ourselves, to ask the kinds of questions that you want to know about.”

***

Judicial terms in Virginia range from 12 years for Supreme Court justices to six years for general district and juvenile and domestic relations district court judges.

In a program begun in 2006, judges are evaluated anonymously each year by lawyers — circuit court judges also are evaluated by jurors — across the state. This year, between 130 and 150 were evaluated.

Currently, members of the Virginia Court of Appeals and the Virginia Supreme Court are not evaluated. But judges in circuit courts, general district courts and juvenile and domestic relations district courts are coming under the program’s scrutiny.

Judges are evaluated three times during their first term and twice each term thereafter. The final evaluation in each term goes to General Assembly members.

The program, run by the Virginia Supreme Court, has an annual cost of $240,000 and was suspended for four years starting in 2009 because funds were not appropriated. It resumed in 2014.

The evaluations rate judges on such qualities as courtesy, patience, knowledge of the law, fairness and promptness. Results on a five-point scale ranging from “never” to “every time” are computed by Virginia Commonwealth University’s survey laboratory and sent to the judge and a “facilitator” judge; those jurists watch the evaluated judges in their courtrooms and then meet with them to review the evaluations and offer guidance.

The final evaluation of a judge’s term also is made public. Other evaluations are confidential, exempt from the Freedom of Information Act and not seen even by the Virginia Supreme Court.

***

Over the decades, if not centuries, Virginia legislators have not hesitated to flex political muscle when it comes to the judiciary.

This year, for the first time in more than a century, the GOP-controlled legislature tossed a justice off the high court — Jane Marum Roush of Fairfax — by refusing to make permanent her interim appointment by Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe, even though Republicans conceded she was qualified.

Also during this year’s General Assembly session, the GOP leadership turned back efforts to impeach General District Judge Robert B. Beasley Jr., the former Republican commonwealth’s attorney for Powhatan County.

Beasley came under fire from clerks who complained about sexual jokes, remarks and images that had been emailed and posted in offices.

The judge wrote letters of apology to four clerks in the counties of Powhatan, Amelia and Dinwiddie for “offensive” and “inexcusable” conduct, and he has had sharp restrictions on where he can preside placed on him by the Supreme Court after he returned to the bench in February following a 10-week suspension.

Albo said in March that Beasley’s behavior was unacceptable and predicted his reappointment proceeding in four years would be difficult. But Albo said the behavior that legislators were told Beasley displayed did not come close to reaching that which is required for impeachment.

Beasley’s problems early in his first term as a judge were not addressed through performance evaluations. He was investigated by the highly secretive Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission, which will not acknowledge anything about the matter.

At Tuesday’s panel on judicial review, Albo was asked by a judge what factors were most important when lawmakers consider reappointment. Albo immediately said: “Demeanor, demeanor, demeanor, demeanor, demeanor, demeanor, demeanor — and knowledge of the law.”

Albo said the initial reports under the review program were informative.

“Two years ago, we had five bad people. Their scores were abysmal — like in the 40s. And everybody else was in the 70s or 80s — which tells me that almost everybody’s doing a fantastic job, but there were some bad apples,” he said.

“Then when you look at the bad apples, every single one of them had, ‘bad demeanor.’ And every time someone has bad demeanor, they also get rated ‘bad on the law,’” Albo said.

Last session, every judge up for reappointment was approved, he said. The previous year, five judges failed.

“The people who have a problem with us are the people who ... have lost their patience,” Albo said.

“It all comes down to being nice,” he told the judges. “Your job is tough — that’s why we never want to be judges. ... I cannot sit there and listen to this stuff every single day for 30 years and not lose it.

“That’s why you are special people, and that’s why we appointed you. But you have to keep the demeanor. If you have the demeanor, then you’re never going to have a problem with us, ever.”

***

Before the evaluation program, Albo said, legislators were flying blind when it came to reappointments.

Still, he said, the support of a judge’s local legislative delegation is more important than the evaluations.

“We really do defer to the judgment of those legislators ... unless there’s a compelling reason not to. I mean, if somebody is not fit, not qualified, this committee is going to make that judgment. But we place a lot of emphasis on the feedback that is being received from members of the delegation for those jurisdictions,” he said.

Albo urged the judges to make the jobs of legislators easier by taking the performance evaluation seriously.

“If the score is really bad, that local delegation is going to have to justify why they should ask every member of the House of Delegates to go on record and push a green button for someone who’s got a really bad score,” he said.


Obenshain also encouraged judges to keep a line of communication open with their legislative delegation. He said that, while the courts committees decide if judges are qualified and eligible for reappointment, the key backing comes from the local legislators.

He said judges with bad ratings should seek feedback from their local lawmakers.

“I know there are judges around Virginia that are highly concerned that we place inordinate weight upon the outcome of the Judicial Performance Evaluation, and I don’t think we do. I think it is a helpful tool, and I hope it helps you as well as helping us,” he said.

“We want folks who are reviewed as ‘good’ and ‘excellent.’ Those are the folks that are doing their jobs.”

***

During the judicial conference, questions from the judges were passed to Justice Powell, who read them to the panelists. One judge asked: “To what extent are you aware of non-lawyer members of the General Assembly who attempt to influence local judges on decisions and, if this takes place, is there something that the courts committees can do?”

Albo answered: “It does happen. If it happens to you, what you’re going to want to do is write back maybe to the member and explain that, ‘I can’t comment on cases,’ (or) you could contact me, or if it’s the Senate, contact Mark, and we could call the delegate or senator and kind of explain it to get you out of the mix.

“I think it takes place out of ignorance and not because they’re really trying to shove you around,” he said. “I will get ... letters from constituents: ‘Could you tell Judge X to rule in my favor and stuff,’’’ Albo said. As a lawyer, he said he knows he cannot do that.

But, he said, “If you have never been involved in the law and you’ve (just) been elected — and it’s a citizen legislature, all sorts of people are there — they may not just understand it.”

Albo and Obenshain said the courts committees have given primers on the law to colleagues in the past and that it may be time to do so again.

Another question asked of the two lawmakers was whether reappointment decisions were affected by judicial rulings.

Obenshain said he could not think of a case where a judge was not re-elected because of a ruling or reversal on appeal. He said he could imagine a case in which an “outlying” ruling might indicate incompetence, but he could not recall any.

Albo recalled a situation in which a judge was questioned about a case involving the adoption of a child by a same-sex couple.

The judge answered that the law required a placement that “is in the best interest of the child” and added: “If you want to change the law and say that homosexual couples can’t adopt them, I would have to (follow) that, because that’s what my job is to do — but you haven’t changed the law yet.”

Albo said the judge “got through fine” because she was able to explain her decision. Jurists in a similar position, he said, “will never have a problem with us.”

Powell acknowledged the difficult role of justices in their communities and how the evaluations can help them cope.

“We find that, when we go on the bench, two things happen, and we hear it over and over again from each of you: We become very isolated — we lose, if you would, the friends that we had before we went on the bench because we don’t know how close we can be to those people,” Powell said.

“And we become — overnight — very funny, extremely funny. Every joke that we tell, the entire courtroom roils with laughter. We have meteoric rises in our intellect because everything we say becomes, ‘Yes, judge, that was a very good question. That’s a very good point, your honor.’”

But, Powell said, “sometimes what we don’t get is an honest view as to how well we are doing ... an honest, behind-the-curtain peek at what folks really think about what we’re doing.”

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New/Updated info

1) New Website: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/circuit/judges


2) Updated List of Judges:

Bruce D. White
(Chief Judge)

Judicial Circuit: 19th
College: George Washington University
Law School: Memphis State University
Judge White served as a substitute Judge for the General District and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts from 1995 until his appointment to the Circuit Court bench. He has served terms on the faculty of the Harry S. Carrico Professionalism programs for both practicing attorneys and for law students. Judge White is a Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Law at the George Mason School of Law where he has taught Virginia Practice and Procedure and Trial Advocacy. He is an Emeritus Master of the George Mason Inn of Court. Judge White has participated in the Court’s Model Judiciary Program since 1996. He was elected Chief Judge by his colleagues effective June 1, 2015.,


Randy I. Bellows

Judicial Circuit: 19th
College: University of Florida
Law School: Harvard Law School
Date Sworn In: October 15, 2002


Robert J. Smith

Judicial Circuit: 19th
College: B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Law School: The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
Date Sworn In: February 1, 2008
Judge Smith served as the Senior Assistant Public Defender in Fairfax County from July 1, 1987 until November 18, 1990. Prior to that Judge Smith served on active duty with the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. Judge Smith was a Judge of the Fairfax County General District Court from November 19, 1987 until February 1, 2008. On February 2, 2008, Judge Smith was sworn in as a Judge of the Fairfax County Circuit Court. On September 1, 2009, Judge Smith retired as a Colonel from the United States Army Reserve after thirty years of service. At his retirement he was the Chief Trial Judge of the United States Army Reserve. Judge Smith is an Adjunct Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School.


Jan L. Brodie

Judicial Circuit Court: 19th
College: College of William and Mary – BA
San Jose State University – MA
Law School: George Mason University
Date Sworn In: September 12, 2008
Judge Brodie has served as President of the Fairfax Bar Association, a member of the Bar Council and Executive Committee of the Virginia State Bar, and a member of the Fairfax Law Foundation Board and the Virginia Women Attorneys Association. She was a faculty member and lecturer for the Harry S. Carrico Professionalism Course and a faculty member of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy at Georgetown University. She was appointed to the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board, the Circuit Court Forms Committee, and has participated in the Fairfax County Circuit Court’s Model Judiciary Program. Prior to her appointment to the Circuit Court Bench, she retired as a Deputy County Attorney for Fairfax County. She is currently a member of the George Mason American Inns of Court.


Brett A. Kassabian

Judicial Circuit Court: 19th
College: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Law School: Wake Forest University School of Law
Date Sworn In: February 1, 2010


Michael F. Devine

Judicial Circuit Court: 19th
College: State University of New York at Stony Brook
Law School: University of Virginia School of Law
Date Sworn In: April 1, 2010


John M. Tran

Judicial Circuit Court: 19th
College: The George Washington University
Law School: The George Washington University Law School
Date Sworn In: June 27, 2013
The son of a South Vietnamese diplomat and an immigrant who found refuge in the United States, Judge Tran has spent his entire adult life in the Washington Metropolitan Area and proudly considers himself a Virginian. He is a product of the Arlington County public schools and before entering private practice, served as a state and later federal prosecutor in the City of Alexandria. He was President of the Asian American Bar Association of Virginia, a member of the Virginia State Bar Council and on the faculty of the Harry S. Carrico Professionalism Course. Prior to joining the Circuit Court, Judge Tran served as a substitute judge in the General District Courts and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts throughout Northern Virginia for five years.


Grace Burke Carroll

Judicial Circuit: 19th
College: Randolph-Macon College
Law School: George Mason University School of Law
Date Sworn In: November 19, 2014


Daniel E. Ortiz

Judicial Circuit: 19th
College: University of Virginia
Law School: The George Washington University Law School
Date Sworn In: December 31, 2014
Judge Ortiz began his legal career at the Fairfax County Circuit Court clerking for the Honorable M. Langhorne Keith. At the conclusion of his clerkship, Judge Ortiz entered private practice.
Prior to his service at the Court, Judge Ortiz was an active member in numerous bar related organizations. These include serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Fairfax Bar Association and the Board of Governors of the Virginia Bar Association. He previously served as a Substitute Judge in the General District Court and Juvenile Domestic Relations District Court for five years.
Recently, Judge Ortiz was selected to serve on the Virginia Access to Justice Commission. He is a member of the faculty of the Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course.


Penney S. Azcarate

Judicial Circuit: 19th
College: Old Dominion University
Law School: George Mason University School of Law
Date Sworn In: June 15, 2015


Stephen C. Shannon

Judicial Circuit: 19th
College: Fairfield University; Georgetown University
Law School: University of Virginia School of Law
Date Sworn In: June 19, 2015


Thomas P. Mann

Judicial Circuit: 19th
College: New York University
Law School: Washington College of Law – American University
Date Sworn In: July 1, 2016


Richard E. Gardiner

Judicial Circuit Court: 19th
College: Union College
Law School: George Mason University School of Law
Date Sworn In: November 1, 2016


David Bernhard

Judicial Circuit Court: 19th
College: Brandeis University, B.A. - Economics, Political Science
Law School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, J.D.
Date Sworn In: June 30, 2017


David A. Oblon

Judicial Circuit Court: 19th
College: George Washington University
Law School: George Mason University School of Law
Date Sworn In: December 21, 2017
Prior to joining the Circuit Court, Judge Oblon served as a Substitute Judge in the General District Courts for almost a decade and served as a Commissioner in Chancery and a Civil Celebrant. (In the latter role he donated all his fees to charity.) He co-founded and, for its twenty-two-year existence, managed the law firm Albo & Oblon, LLP. At its largest, the firm had six offices and twenty lawyers. It produced a United States Congressman, two state legislators, and three judges. Judge Oblon’s personal practice included criminal law and civil business litigation. A prolific continuing legal education lecturer, he presented over 30 programs to lawyers and judges. He was elected to three terms on the Virginia State Bar Council, and was Chairman of both the Arlington County Bar Foundation and of the Arlington Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (“VASAP”). He served two terms on the Arlington County Bar Association Board. In the wider community, he engaged in many civic and religious leadership activities, such as Cub Scouts and the PTA.

Below are the Rules & Procedures that are often not followed by Judges of the Fairfax Circuit Court in Virginia.


FAIRFAX CIRCUIT COURT CLERKS’ MANUAL - CIVIL
http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/circuit/resources/manuals/cc_manual_civil/table.pdf


RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA
http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/scv/rulesofcourt.pdf

As a defendant in traffic court in the past 12 months (yeah, I know)...


All I will say is it is obvious the defendants with expensive lawyers all got their cases thrown out or severely reduced, and the ones who were poor and got caught for simple infractions and misdemeanors got the book thrown at them with large fines and long license suspensions given out- for such severe crimes such as driving without a license (as in- they left their drivers license card at home, not that they were completely unlicensed). You would think the judge would dismiss infractions like these.

The judge did not. All got fines of $100++ and with the court fees- they paid upwards of $300 to remind themselves to not leave their license out of their wallet again or commit another simple infraction, like turning right on a no turn on red sign by accident they did not see it. Most spoke poor english, and except for the Spanish interpreter the judge was not too keen on having to speak to those who did not speak english and knew our American court system, which is sad.

Most got their licensees suspended on top- which leads to more fees for paying the DMV to reinstate it. Some got sentenced to driving school even- yes I am still talking of simple infractions like speeding 10mph over and failing to yield! Anyone who had a +3 or less got hit with a charge that took more points! An elderly guy with a +5 flawless record STILL had to take driving school- being all of 75 years old poor guy...probably won't get his license back now...

Otherwise, Rich E. Rich and his lawyer sauntered up to the podium with DUI and fleeing the scene of an accident charges- and walked away with a simple reckless driving fine of $200- which they paid on the spot. Poor person who got hit by Rich and only had liability insurance lost out.

Even those who had only a $25 fine imposed- another $70 in court costs on top of that $25 ticket- the county is making BANK off these small fry tickets which is why the cops love writing them SMH.

You get what you pay for. The lawyers who were getting those great deals for their clients know the facts, the law, the prosecutors and the judges. More importantly the prosecutors and the judges know the lawyers and know what they can do.

Most of the defendants who show up for traffic court are guilty. Most of the judges who hear cases in traffic court will believe almost anything the police officer says. Prosecutors don't have an incentive to settle cases just because the defendant shows up. If a known lawyer shows up the math is different. The prosecutor understands it is no longer a choice between settling and winning before the judge. It is a choice between settling, possibly losing before the judge, and if the prosecutor does win facing an appeal. With 30 of these cases the prosecutor and the judge also understand that even if the prosecutor will win more than half of the cases that day, failure to settle means the prosecutor and judge won't be able to leave the courtroom until late afternoon. Better to cut reasonable deals. And of course the known lawyers know what those deals are and have prepped their clients on them in advance, so the clients will accept those reasonable deals when offered.

you failed to mention a specific action against you, let alone express why you think it was illegal

actually - i've already done that more than once in court correctly: it was simply ignored by "all powerful democrat courts"

but the fact is i know the sound of a swish: i didn't miss i'm %100 sure

I am active duty military and went before Judge Bruce D. White in Fairfax on 12 Jun 2018. I had military orders to move to North Carolina. I share custody with my 4 year old daughter with my ex husband and my ex husband contested the move. Judge White prevented our daughter from leaving the state of Virginia due to her having friends in the area and being in extra curricular activities. Evidently, her having friends and playing soccer is more important than being with her mother and older sister.

Due to the court ruling, the Air force canceled my orders and allowed me to stay in the area. My attorney filed a motion to reconsider based off of this change of circumstance. The judge was very rude and stated in court, "she's only back because she didn't get what she wanted the first time". He reprimanded me in court for being upset that I was losing my daughter. I was shocked and speechless by his temperament. As a member of the service, we don't control where we go and for the Air Force to step in and try to keep my family together was a blessing but to hear the judge say this in open court was devastating. Now I'm in the process of going through an appeal due to this horrible man's actions. After reading about Judge White, there seems to be a trend with him and his behavior.

CANON 5.
A JUDGE SHALL REFRAIN FROM POLITICAL ACTIVITY INAPPROPRIATE TO THE
JUDICIAL OFFICE.

This is 2000 years old roman university law and there are other laws repeating the same in different contexts.

They do not have a legal leg to stand on.

Shaneka Best Wrote:
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> I am active duty military and went before Judge
> Bruce D. White in Fairfax on 12 Jun 2018. I had
> military orders to move to North Carolina. I share
> custody with my 4 year old daughter with my ex
> husband and my ex husband contested the move.
> Judge White prevented our daughter from leaving
> the state of Virginia due to her having friends in
> the area and being in extra curricular activities.
> Evidently, her having friends and playing soccer
> is more important than being with her mother and
> older sister.
>
> Due to the court ruling, the Air force canceled my
> orders and allowed me to stay in the area. My
> attorney filed a motion to reconsider based off of
> this change of circumstance. The judge was very
> rude and stated in court, "she's only back because
> she didn't get what she wanted the first time". He
> reprimanded me in court for being upset that I was
> losing my daughter. I was shocked and speechless
> by his temperament. As a member of the service, we
> don't control where we go and for the Air Force to
> step in and try to keep my family together was a
> blessing but to hear the judge say this in open
> court was devastating. Now I'm in the process of
> going through an appeal due to this horrible man's
> actions. After reading about Judge White, there
> seems to be a trend with him and his behavior.

This will piss you off, but Judge White decided your case correctly under Virginia law. The legal standard as confirmed by appeals courts is that just because a relocation is necessary or desirable for the custodial parent does not mean it is in the best interests of the child. The best interests of the child governs.

If there are two involved and caring parents in the area, the child is thriving and the child's life won't be disrupted by switching custody, there are several judges who have no problem switching custody rather than allowing the custodial parent to rip the child away and move, just because the custodial parent wants to or needs to move. I've had cases where the judge has looked at the custodial parent early in the litigation and said "You are free to go wherever you want, but the child will remain here until you prove it is better for the child to move." I've also seen cases where the judge will be more deferential to the custodial parent. We have 15 different judges. It is the luck of the draw which type of judge you get.

You took your case to trial based on the argument that you were moving. You do not get a do-over after losing custody. The time to see about getting your orders changed was before the trial, not afterwards. Had you done so you could have offered the judge three alternatives, rather than two..

Experienced any abuse by these Judges of the Fairfax General District Court?


Hon. Lisa A. Mayne, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
Hon. Harry Michael Cantrell, Presiding Judge
Hon. Manuel A. Capsalis, Presiding Judge
Hon. Michael Joseph Cassidy, Presiding Judge
Hon. Susan Friedlander Earman, Presiding Judge
Hon. Michael Joshua Lindner, Presiding Judge
Hon. William J. Minor Jr., Presiding Judge
Hon. Mitchell I. Mutnick, Presiding Judge
Hon. Mark C. Simmons, Presiding Judge
Hon. Tina L. Snee, Presiding Judge
Hon. Susan J. Stoney, Presiding Judge

Give us the cliff notes version of the case. FFU basement dwellers have no desire to read all that crap.

BEWARE:

Fraud on the Court:
Many Judges will make ruling/disposition in court then they will issue an order saying something totally different.


SOLUTION:
Hire Court reporter to record.
Ask judge for permission to audio record.
Write a proposed order.
Have some friend/family come witness the trial.
Dont Leave court without a copy of the order.

ConJudge Wrote:
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> BEWARE:
>
> Fraud on the Court:
> Many Judges will make ruling/disposition in court
> then they will issue an order saying something
> totally different.
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> Since the procedure in the Fairfax County Circuit court is to have the parties prepare an order immediately after the ruling, and present that order to the court for signature immediately upon preparation, and the preparation is done by hand on a court form, what you're describing does not happen.

> Ask judge for permission to audio record.


No need to ask permission to audio record your own hearing in general district court. It is lawful. https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title16.1/chapter4.1/section16.1-69.35:2/

Lesson Learned? Report Judicial Misconduct in Fairfax Courts directly to the Legislators.

https://bluevirginia.us/2022/01/delegate-mark-levine-files-mandamus-action-in-virginia-supreme-court-to-force-disclosure-of-alleged-misconduct-records-of-fairfax-district-court-judges

"the Commonwealth deserve nothing less than the very best judges we can find"

That's a laugh. The selection of judges has been based on who you know rather than how good you are for most of the Commonwealth's history.