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# J. D. Bolt

Grayson Combined District Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Grayson Combined 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


### Education

- University of Virginia — B.A.
- University of Richmond School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- He was admitted to the Virginia Bar in 1981.
- Before becoming a judge, Bolt practiced law in private practice in Virginia.
- Also listed in the Grayson Combined District Court roster.
- His appointment is active and current, as confirmed by the Virginia Supreme Court’s official judicial roster.
- J.D. Bolt is a judge of the 27th Judicial District Court of Virginia, serving in the Grayson Combined District Court, with a background in private legal practice and a distinguished career in Virginia’s judicial system.
- Judge J.D. Bolt presides over cases in the 27th Judicial District Court of Virginia, which covers Radford and Galax cities, and Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, and Wythe counties.