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# Jonathan D. Frieden

Fairfax Circuit Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Fairfax 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.

## 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

- Law Practice: Associate and later principal at Odin Feldman & Pittleman, PC in Fairfax County from 1997 to 2019
- Judicial Service: Substitute judge for the 19th Judicial District from 2015 until his J&DR Court appointment
- Judge of the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Virginia, previously serving on the 19th Judicial District Juvenile and Domestic Relations (J&DR) Court, with a background in intellectual property, technology, and complex commercial litigation
- Teaching: Adjunct professor at George Mason University School of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, and Marymount University, teaching appellate writing and legal drafting

### Education

- University of Richmond School of Law — J.D. (1997)
- in Systems Engineering, University of Virginia — B.S. (1994)

### Additional information

- Assigned to the Fairfax County Circuit Court (19th Judicial District) and was officially commissioned in April 2024.
- focusing on intellectual property, internet, technology, and complex commercial litigation.
- Before this, he served nearly five years as a judge on the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court.
- Notable Experience: Has handled both civil and criminal matters, including a first‐degree murder trial.
- Recognized for his work in streamlining court processes, including updating the J&DR Manual, developing calendar control procedures, and creating emergency and post‐COVID operational plans.
- Judicial screening reports describe Frieden as demonstrating fairness, compassion, decisiveness, humility, and integrity, with strong courtroom management skills and a focus on technological solutions to improve court efficiency.
- Law Review member; director of the Fairfax Law Foundation; founding chair of the Technology and E‐Commerce Law Section of the Fairfax Bar Association.