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# Martha P. Ketron

Tazewell Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Tazewell 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

- The Chief Judge of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court for Virginia’s 29th Judicial District, serving since 2013
- Listed as Chief Judge for this court in both the Tazewell and Buchanan courthouses

### Education

- Bachelor’s degree and J.D. from Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law.

### Additional information

- Full Term: Approved by the Virginia General Assembly in 2014, though her initial appointment was contingent on legislative confirmation.
- Appointed: May 2013 by the 29th Judicial Circuit Court judges, filling the vacancy created when Hon. Henry A. Barringer was elevated.
- Personal Note: Her father, Senator Phillip Puckett, served in the Virginia State Senate.
- Judge Ketron presides over the 29th Judicial District Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, which covers Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, and Tazewell counties.
- Her jurisdiction includes juvenile cases, domestic violence matters, custody and support disputes, and other family law issues.
- Prior Career: Practiced law at Chafin Law Firm, PC in Lebanon, Virginia.