Dale B. Durrer at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- Orange Circuit Court
- Jurisdiction
- Virginia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Dale B. Durrer
Judge · Orange Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- Appointed: 2018; previously held the role of a judge in the 16th Judicial District Court from 2013
- Prosecutorial Service: Assistant and Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney for Culpeper County, VA (2003–2013)
- Private Practice: Associate attorney at Davies, Barrell, Will, Lewellyn & Edwards (2000–2003)
- Federal Law Role: Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia
- Adjunct professor at Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law and American University Washington College of Law
Education
- Participated in a 2004 Yale Law School debate on capital punishment with Stephen Bright.
- American University Washington College of Law — J.D. (2000)
- in Government, University of Virginia — B.A. (1994)
Additional information
- Taught in the Legal Rhetoric program since 2006.
- Co-authored Evidence: Common Law and Federal Rules of Evidence, 7th Edition (LEXIS 2015).
- focusing on criminal defense and domestic relations; also held the role of a court-appointed attorney for indigent defendants and as a guardian ad litem for juveniles.
- Circuit Court Judge for the 16th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, where he hears both criminal and civil cases.
- Active member of the Virginia and District of Columbia bars.
- A native of Madison, Virginia, Durrer is married to Holly and has two daughters.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Cell Phones And Electronic Devices
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.
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Sources
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Biography sources checked October 11, 2026.
Office of the Executive Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia official judicial roster
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