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# Jay E. Dugger

Hampton Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Hampton 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

- Pre‐judicial career: Partner at McDermott & Roe, Hampton, VA (1995–2001); prior sole practitioner (1994–1995)
- Clerk’s Office: (757) 727‐6147; 220 N. King St., P.O. Box 69104, Hampton, VA 23669‐9404
- Led community best‐practice programs in foster care, juvenile justice, and child support
- Jay Edward Dugger is a long‐time judge of the 8th Judicial District Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court in Hampton, Virginia, and serves as Presiding Judge of that court

### Education

- B.A. in Political Science, University of Mary Washington (1990) J.D., College of William & Mary School of Law (1993)

### Additional information

- Elected: By the Virginia General Assembly in April 2001
- Licensing: Virginia (1993), U.S. Bankruptcy Court E.D. VA (1995), U.S. District Court E.D. VA (1995), 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (1995), U.S. Supreme Court (1997)
- Member of Hampton Bar Association, Peninsula Domestic Relations Bar Association, and York/Poquoson Bar Association
- previously involved with Peninsula Legal Aid
- Registered as a Republican
- Official court information is available at and the Hampton Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court website.