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# Jody H. Fariss

Prince Edward General District Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Prince Edward General 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

- Judge of the 10th Judicial District Court of Virginia, serving as a General District Court judge for Mecklenburg, Prince Edward, and other counties in the district

### Education


### Additional information

- Appointed: February 2019, succeeding Judge Robert Woodson
- Admitted to the Virginia Bar: 1993
- Previous role: Attorney in Farmville, Virginia, before judicial appointment
- Local leaders, including Prince Edward County Commonwealth’s Attorney Megan Clark and District 22 State Senator Mark Peake, have commended Fariss for her fairness, impartiality, and legal expertise, noting her ability to apply the law accurately and render verdicts grounded in sound legal principles
- Counties served: Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, and Prince Edward