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# Cheshire I'Anson Eveleigh

Virginia Beach Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Virginia Beach 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

- Cheshire I’Anson Eveleigh is a Presiding Judge at the 2nd Judicial District Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court in Virginia Beach, Virginia, having joined the bench in 2019
- Clerk’s Office: (757) 385‐4391

### Education

- William & Mary Law School — J.D. (1989)
- Oral Roberts University — B.A. (1984)

### Additional information

- AV Preeminent® peer rating (2021) for highest ethical standards and professional excellence
- In 2015, she received the Association’s Legislative Advocacy Award.
- Also a past president of the I’Anson‐Hoffman American Inn of Court.
- Before joining the judiciary, Eveleigh spent 28 years in private practice at Wolcott Rivers Gates in Virginia Beach
- focusing on family law.
- She has been active in the Virginia Bar Association, leading its Domestic Relations Section Council, serving on the Board of Governors, and chairing the Family Law Section and Family Law Coalition.
- Client Champion awards for exceptional client service
- Eveleigh and her husband, Bob, have two children.