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# Richard H. Rizk

York/Poquoson Circuit Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: York/Poquoson 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

- Judge of the Virginia 9th Judicial Circuit Court, serving as Presiding Judge for York County and other jurisdictions in the circuit
- Listed as Presiding Judge for the York County Poquoson Circuit Court and also appears on the judicial roster for New Kent Circuit Court
- Judge of the 9th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia, which covers Charles City, Williamsburg, and Poquoson cities, plus Gloucester, James City, King William, King & Queen, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, and York counties

### Education

- University of Richmond School of Law — J.D. (1992)
- James Madison University — B.S. (1989)

### Additional information

- His eight-year term ran from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2023.
- Elected by the Virginia General Assembly on February 25, 2015 to fill a vacancy created by the elevation of Hon. Richard Y. AtLee to the Virginia Court of Appeals.
- Harrisonburg–Rockingham County
- Before joining the circuit court, Rizk was an attorney at Geddy, Harris, Franck & Hickman in Williamsburg, Virginia, where his practice included criminal defense, vehicle accident cases, DUI, domestic relations, personal injury, and general litigation.
- His prosecutorial work covered serious crimes such as capital murder, rape, and robbery, as well as traffic offenses.