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# Cela J. Burge

Northampton Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Northampton Juvenile and Domestic Relations District 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

- County Attorney, Accomack County (2016–2020)
- Partner, Turner & Turner law firm, Northampton County (2005–2015)
- The Chief Judge of the 2nd Judicial District Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court (2A) of Virginia, covering Accomack and Northampton Counties

### Education

- Regent University School of Law — LL.B. (2005)
- Community Development and Regional Planning, Concord College — B.S. (1978)

### Additional information

- Elected to the bench by the Virginia General Assembly in 2020, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Hon. Croxton Gordon.
- Town Manager, Town of Cape Charles (1998–2005)
- A native of West Virginia, Burge moved to Cape Charles, VA, in 1998 with her husband, John Burdiss.
- Guardian ad Litem in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
- representing minors and incompetent persons
- Attorney for several Eastern Shore towns
- Court Contact: Accomack: +1 (757) 787‐0920 Northampton: +1 (757) 678‐1269
- First woman appointed as a presiding judge on Virginia’s Eastern Shore
- Certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners
- They have four adult children and twelve grandchildren.