--- title: "Glen Edward Conrad | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/glen-edward-conrad-705" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Glen Edward Conrad U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia - State: Virginia - Role: Judge - Service status: former - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, W.D. Virginia, 2003-present - Glen Edward Conrad (1949–2021) was a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, serving from 2003 until his death in 2021, and later as a senior judge - 2010–2017: Chief Judge of the Western District of Virginia - Probation officer, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1975-1976 - Law clerk, Hon. Ted Dalton, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1975-1976 - Born June 29, 1949 in Radford, Virginia, Conrad was the son of an elementary school teacher and a post office worker - In summary: Glen Edward Conrad’s career spanned nearly five decades in the federal judiciary, marked by service as a magistrate, district judge, chief judge, and senior judge, and remembered for his mentorship, fairness, and dedication to the judicial profession ### Education - J.D. — William and Mary's Marshall Wythe School of Law in 1974. + He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1971 - College of William & Mary, writing his senior thesis on the Republican Party — B.A. (1971) ### Additional information - Interpreter and host, Colonial Williamsburg, Inc., 1974-present - Judge Conrad died May 20, 2021, at age 71, at his home in Duck, North Carolina, surrounded by family and friends. - 11, 2017–May 20, 2021: Senior Judge - He was also nominated in 2008 to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, but the nomination did not proceed to a Senate vote. - 2003: Nominated by President George W. Bush to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia; confirmed by the Senate 89–0 on September 22, 2003 - U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1976-2003 - Date of birth: 1949-01-01 - Before entering the judiciary, he held a position as an interpreter/host at Colonial Williamsburg and as a U.S. probation officer for the Western District of Virginia. - He was predeceased by his parents and is survived by his wife of 39 years, Mary Ann Steger Conrad, and their dog Max. - He was active in his faith communities and enjoyed travel with his wife. - Birth place: Radford, VA ## 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.courtlistener.com/person/705/glen-edward-conrad/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/705/glen-edward-conrad/) - [U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/705/glen-edward-conrad/) - [Cell Phone & Electronic Device Policy](https://selfhelp.vacourts.gov/node/30/cell-phone-electronic-device-policy) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/705/glen-edward-conrad/) - [Judicial Nominations - Glen Conrad](https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/infocus/judicialnominees/glenconrad.html) - [Conrad, Glen Edward](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/conrad-glen-edward) - [Wikidata: Glen E. 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