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# Areshini Pather

411 E. High Street · Judge

## Profile

- Court: 411 E. High Street
- State: Virginia
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### cell phones and electronic devices

Scope: statewide

Virginia courts commonly restrict cell phones and other electronic devices in court buildings; counsel and litigants should check the local court policy before arrival.

Evidence excerpt: Most courts in Virginia do not allow you to bring a cell phone or other electronic device into the building.

[Cell Phone & Electronic Device Policy](https://selfhelp.vacourts.gov/node/30/cell-phone-electronic-device-policy)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.vacourts.gov/static/directories/judges_rule115.pdf)
- [Official roster](https://www.vacourts.gov/static/directories/judges_rule115.pdf)
- [Office of the Executive Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia official judicial roster](https://www.vacourts.gov/static/directories/judges_rule115.pdf)
- [Cell Phone & Electronic Device Policy](https://selfhelp.vacourts.gov/node/30/cell-phone-electronic-device-policy)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge of the 16th Judicial District Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of Virginia, serving since her election by the Virginia General Assembly in 2022
- 2005–2011: Assistant Public Defender, Virginia Indigent Defense Commission
- 2004–2005: Law clerk, City of Roanoke
- Presiding Judge: She is listed as a Presiding Judge for the Louisa Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court and also appears on the Albemarle court roster

### Education

- University of Virginia School of Law — J.D. (2004)
- Political and Social Thought & Women’s Studies, University of Virginia — B.A. (2001)

### Additional information

- Elected to the bench in 2022 to fill a vacancy caused by Judge Richard E. Moore’s retirement.
- 2018–2022: Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney, Charlottesville.
- 2011–2018: Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Charlottesville, prosecuting domestic violence, intimate partner adult cases, child abuse/neglect, child sexual assault, and felonies.
- Pather was raised in South Africa, immigrated to the U.S. as a teenager, and has spoken about the influence of her experiences under apartheid on her legal philosophy.
- She has described her career as working “on both sides of the aisle,” valuing compassion for both victims and those charged with crimes.