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# Melissa P. Keen

Pittsylvania Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court in Virginia, and also serves as Chief Judge at the Franklin County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court

### Education


### Additional information

- Franklin County, VA – Chief Judge of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, with similar jurisdiction over juvenile, family, and domestic relations matters.
- The Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts in Virginia are district courts (not courts of record) and do not conduct jury trials.
- All cases are heard and decided by the judge.
- Licensed Virginia attorney with over 23 years of legal experience, practicing in areas such as real estate, personal injury, and criminal defense before her judicial appointment.