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# Devon R. Paige

Norfolk Circuit Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Norfolk 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

- Judge of the Norfolk Circuit Court (4th Judicial District) in Virginia, serving on the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Division since 2019
- Founding Partner of Rice & Paige, a Norfolk law firm (2012)
- Assistant Public Defender for the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission in Portsmouth

### Education

- The George Washington University Law School — J.D. (2002)
- in History, University of Virginia — B.A. (1999)

### Additional information

- Appointment: Elected by the Virginia General Assembly on July 1, 2019
- Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Norfolk.
- focusing on criminal and family law, and serving as guardian ad litem for juveniles and incapacitated adults.
- Courtroom: Assigned to Courtroom 6B
- Staff Counsel for GEICO Insurance Company, defending personal injury and property damage claims.
- South Hampton Roads Bar Association
- Born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, Paige resides in the city with her husband and two children.