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# Bradley B. Cavedo

Richmond Circuit Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Richmond Circuit Court
- 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

- Government service: Deputy Attorney General for the Virginia Attorney General’s Office
- Judge of the 13th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia, which covers the City of Richmond

### Education

- T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond — J.D. (1983)
- University of Richmond — B.A. (1977)

### Additional information

- Elected: February 2003 by the Virginia General Assembly.
- Appointed: July 2002 by former Virginia Governor Mark Warner.
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, 1988–1993; chaired Media Relations and Legislation Committees).
- Admitted to the bar: 1983, Virginia; also licensed in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, the 4th Circuit, the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Married: Pamela Asbell (1982); children include B. Brent Cavedo Jr. and Robert Walter Cavedo.
- Born: March 7, 1955, in Richmond, Virginia.
- Early career: Private practice in civil litigation for high-profile Richmond firms.
- Professional memberships: Virginia State Bar