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# Richard Y. Atlee

Court of Appeals of Virginia · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Court of Appeals of Virginia
- 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

- 2015–present: Judge, Virginia Court of Appeals, elected by the General Assembly
- Richard Y. AtLee Jr. is an incumbent judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals, elected by the Virginia General Assembly on January 20, 2015, to an eight‐year term that began February 1, 2015
- 2011–2015: Judge, 9th Judicial Circuit Court (held the role of chief judge 2013–2015), appointed by the Virginia General Assembly
- 2006–2011: Judge, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, 9th Judicial District
- 1996–2006: Private practice in Hampton, VA, working in his grandfather’s law firm alongside his father

### Education

- B.A. in 1993, Hampden–Sydney College J.D. in 1996, William & Mary Law School

### Additional information

- His current term runs until January 31, 2023, per the original eight‐year term.
- Personal life: Married Caitlin AtLee in June 2016.
- Born: 1971, Newport News, Virginia
- Court of Appeals of Virginia, a state appellate court that hears appeals from circuit courts and certain district court cases.