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# Nicole A. Belote

Suffolk General District Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Suffolk General 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

- Judge of the 5th Judicial District Court of Virginia, serving since July 1, 2019, with her current term ending in 2025
- Legal counsel: Partner at Kozak & Davis, P.C. since 2013
- Prosecutor: 8 years with the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Suffolk
- Notable assignment: Presiding Judge at the Isle of Wight General District Court

### Education

- B.A., George Mason University J.D., Regent University School of Law (2004)

### Additional information

- The trial was rescheduled for November 7, 2024.
- In August 2024, Belote recused herself from a criminal trial involving Jennifer Boykin due to a personal friendship with State Senator Emily Jordan, who supported Boykin in a 2023 primary and was also instrumental in Belote’s judicial appointment.
- Special initiative: In 2023, helped establish the Western Tidewater Regional Behavioral Health Docket, a program to support individuals prone to repeated court appearances by providing services and stabilization.
- Elected by the Virginia General Assembly in 2019
- The recusal was upheld after special prosecutor Regina Sykes moved for it, citing potential conflict of interest.