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# John Marshall

Henrico Circuit Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Henrico 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.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Supreme Court of the United States, 1801-1835
- Private practice, Fauquier County, VA, 1780-1783
- Chief Justice of the United States
- He held the role of Chief Justice for 34 years—the longest tenure in the Court’s history—and authored more than 500 decisions

### Education

- William & Mary Law School
- College of William & Mary

### Additional information

- Delegate, Virginia convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution, 1788-present
- State delegate, Virginia, 1782-present
- John Marshall (1755–1835) was an American statesman, jurist, and Founding Father who shaped the Supreme Court’s role in the federal government.
- Nominated by President John Adams in 1801.
- Secretary of State, 1800-1801
- U.S. representative from Virginia, 1799-1800
- Minister to France, U.S. Department of State, 1797-1798
- Private practice, Richmond, VA, 1783-1797
- State delegate, Virginia, 1787-1788
- Recorder, Richmond City Virginia Hustings Court, 1785-1788
- State delegate, Virginia, 1784-1785
- Member, Virginia Council of State, 1782-1784
- Continental Army lieutenant, Eleventh Virginia Regiment, 1776-1780
- Culpeper County Virginia Minutemen lieutenant, 1775-1776
- Date of birth: 1755-09-24
- Participated in over 1,000 Supreme Court decisions.
- Previously held the role of U.S. Secretary of State and U.S. Representative from Virginia.
- Birth place: Prince William County, 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.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)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2051/john-marshall/)
- [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/2051/john-marshall/)
- [Wikidata: John Marshall](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310829)

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