Judicial Circuit: 19th

College: Brooklyn College

Law School: Washington College of Law

Date Sworn In: June 1, 1995

Judge Smith served as a member and chairperson of various committees of the Fairfax Bar Association, including the Family Law Section, the Circuit Court Committee and the Judicial Screening Committee. He was on the Board of Governors of the Family Law Section of the Virginia State Bar as an attorney and a judge. He was appointed a Commissioner in Chancery in 1988 and also served as a substitute judge for the District Courts from 1990 until his appointment to the Circuit Court bench. Since then he has been appointed to various Supreme Court task forces and he chaired the Supreme Court's Committee on the Establishment of Family Court in Virginia. He also served on and chaired the Judicial Education Committee of the Judicial Conference of Virginia. He was elected Chief Judge by his colleagues effective July 1, 2007.

Judicial Circuit: 19th

College: Washington and Lee University

Law School: University of Notre Dame

Date Sworn In: March 14, 1988

Judge McWeeny served as a Judge of the Fairfax General District Court from 1985-1988 prior to his appointment to the Circuit Court Bench. While with the Circuit Court he participated in the development of the Differentiated Case Tracking System and served over ten years on the Bench/Bar Committee and the Community Criminal Justice Board. He has chaired numerous committees at the request of the Supreme Court of Virginia, served on the faculty of the Virginia State Bar Course on Professionalism, and currently is a member of the faculty for the Pre-Bench Orientation Program for new Judges at all levels of the state system. His other activities include being a regular speaker at Fairfax Bar Association and Virginia CLE programs. He served as Chief Judge from 2001 to 2007.

Judicial Circuit: 19th

College: Fisk University

Law School: Columbus School of Law Catholic University

Date Sworn In: October 12, 1990

Judge Williams has chaired a special project involving the renovation of the historical courtroom of the Old Courthouse which involves the Fairfax Bar Association, the Fairfax Historical Society, and the Family Court. He has served on the Judicial Education Committee of the Judicial Conference of District Courts. He was on the General District Court bench from June 1987 and was sworn in as a Circuit Judge on October 12, 1990. Judge Williams is a longstanding member of the Fairfax Bar Association's Public Relations Committee. He has been a moderator for the Fairfax Bar Association's annual "Law and the Media" seminar which helps journalists understand the Virginia Judicial System. He is a member of the Fairfax-Falls Church Criminal Justice Advisory Board; Chairman of the Circuit Court Jury Management Committee; member of the Legislative and Board of Supervisor Relations Committee; and Circuit Court Representative to the Council of Governments. In 2007 he was appointed to the Virginia Criminal Justice Services Board and the Virginia Supreme Court's Virginia Model Jury Instructions Committee.

Judicial Circuit: 19th

College: State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo

Law School: Georgetown Law Center

Date Sworn In: July 1, 1992

Judge Klein was a substitute judge in the General District and Juvenile District courts for nine years before assuming the Circuit Court bench. He has been a major contributor to the Bar Association's Circuit Court manual and was a key figure in the implementation of the Court's motions procedures now embodied in Supreme Court Rule 4:15. He is the Chair of the Law Clerk Committee and has been a frequent speaker at Continuing Legal Education Seminars. Finally, Judge Klein is the Chief Judge of the court's Model Judiciary Program. On a Saturday morning in January each year, students from a number of area high schools put on mock trials as part of this program.

Judicial Circuit: 19th

College: William Mary

Law School: William Mary

Date Sworn In: September 9, 1992

Judge Wooldridge was formerly President of the Fairfax Bar Association, a member of the Bar Council of the Virginia State Bar and a faculty member of the Virginia State Bar Professionalism Course. He currently serves as a Distinguished Adjunct Professor at George Mason University School of Law and as a Professional Associate and member of the Board of Directors of the Graduate School of Forensic Psychology at Marymount University. He chairs the Court's Commissioner of Accounts Committee and serves on its Law Clerk Committee.

Judicial Circuit: 19th

College: Wellesley College

Law School: University of Virginia School of Law

Date Sworn In: July 1, 1993

Judicial Circuit: 19th

College: Davidson College

Law School: University of Texas

Date Sworn In: July 1, 1995

Judicial Circuit: 19th

College: George Mason University

Law School: George Mason University

Date Sworn In: August 1, 1996

Judge Alden serves as the liason between the Circuit Court and Court Services Division of the District Court. She is active in the Fairfax Bar Association, and serves on the International Outreach and Bias in Judicial Selection and Evaluation Committees of the National Association of Women Judges.

Judicial Circuit: 19th

College: University of Miami

Law School: George Mason University

Date Sworn In: May 28, 1998

Judge Thacher graduated from the University of Miami, (FL) in 1970 and George Mason University School of Law (with Distinction) in 1980. He served in the United States Army from 1970 - 1975 attaining the rank of Captain. He was awarded the Joint Services Commendation Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the National Defense Medal. He is a former Special Agent, Army Criminal Investigation Division and a former Civilian Special Agent with Naval Investigative Service. He served as Minority Counsel to Senator Robert Dole in the U.S. Senate Judiciary Sub-committee investigating individuals with interests in Libya (Billygate). Prior to taking the bench he was a partner in the firm of Thacher, Swiger and Cay. He served as a Substitute Judge in the District Court from 1988 to 1994. He was appointed to the General District Court in 1994 and the Circuit Court in 1998. He currently serves as a Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Law at the George Mason University School of Law.

Judicial Circuit: 19th

College: Harvard College

Law School: University of Texas

Date Sworn In: January 12, 1999

Member, American Law Institute; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; President, The Virginia Bar Association, 1995; Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Law, George Mason University Law School, 2001-present; Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation; Editor and Chapter Author Appellate Practice - Virginia and Federal Courts (Virginia Law Foundation 1986, 1992 2nd Ed, 2001 3rd Ed); Member House of Delegates, American Bar Association, 1998-2004; Faculty Member, Virginia State Bar Course on Professionalism, 1994-1997; Member, Board of Governors of Virginia State Bar Law and Legal Education Section, 1998-2004; Member Executive Council, National Conference of Bar Presidents, 1995-1998; Member, Joint Committee on Continuing Legal Education, Virginia Law Foundation, 1979-1983; Member, Virginia Commission on Women and Minorities in the Legal Profession, 1994-1996; Chair, Judicial Section, The Virginia Bar Association, 2001-2003; Member, Judges Advisory Committee, Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, American Bar Association, 2005-2007; Member, Boyd-Graves Conference, 1995-present; Member, Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession, American Bar Association, 2007-present; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys – Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation, 2005.

Judicial Circuit: 19th

College: Bowling Green State University

Law School: Cleveland Marshall Law School of Cleveland State University

Date Sworn In: July 6, 2001

Judge Finch served as a Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judge for over 19 years, including serving as Chief Judge of that court for six years. He served as an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney for Fairfax County from 1975 to 1979, when he entered the private practice of law. He served as a prosecutor, defense counsel and circuit judge with the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corp, retiring with the rank of Colonel after 31 years of Active and Reserve service. His active duty included service in Vietnam and Operation Desert Storm.

Judicial Circuit: 19th

College: University of Florida

Law School: Harvard Law School

Date Sworn In: October 15, 2002

Judicial Circuit: 19th

College: United States Military Academy

Law School: William & Mary

Date Sworn In: February 1, 2007

Judge Maxfield was appointed as a substitute judge for the District Courts in 1992. In 1994, he was appointed as a Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judge. On February 1, 2007, he joined the Circuit Court Bench.

Judicial Circuit: 19th

College: George Washington University

Law School: Memphis State University

Date Sworn In: January 18, 2008

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 served a three year term on the State Bar's Professionalism Faculty. Judge White is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the George Mason School of Law where he teaches trial advocacy. Judge White has participated in the Court's Model Judiciary Program for over ten years.

Judicial Circuit: 19th

College: University of Illinois

Law School: The John Marshall Law School

Date Sworn In: February 1, 2008

Judge Smith served as a judge of the Fairfax County General District Court from 1990 to February 1, 2008. He was the Senior Assistant Public Defender in Fairfax County from July 1, 1987 until November 19, 1990. Judge Smith serves in the United States Army Reserve as a member of the Judge Advocate General's Corps. Currently he is the Chief Trial Judge of the Army Reserve.