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# Lethia C. Hammond

Alleghany Combined District Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Alleghany 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

- Academic Role – Adjunct Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University School of Law since 2015, teaching Trial Advocacy Practicum and Child Abuse and Neglect Seminar
- Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney – Served for over 15 years in the Botetourt County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office in Fincastle, VA
- Law Clerk – Summer law clerk for Alleghany, Botetourt, and Craig County Circuit Court in Virginia
- Lethia C. Hammond is a judge in the Virginia Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court system, serving in both Alleghany and Waynesboro counties, and is also an adjunct professor of law at Washington and Lee University

### Education

- Washington and Lee University School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- handling all phases of trial in General District, Juvenile and Domestic Relations, and Circuit Court cases, and acting as special prosecutor in other jurisdictions.
- These courts handle family law matters, juvenile cases, and related proceedings, with schedules and policies published on the Virginia Court System websites.
- Alleghany General and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Combined Court – Listed among the juvenile and domestic relations judges in the 25th Judicial District of Virginia.
- Waynesboro Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court – Serves as a judge handling cases such as custody, visitation, support, child abuse and neglect, and juvenile delinquency.