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# Robin J. Kegley

Wythe General District Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Wythe 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

- Before her judicial appointment, Robin J. Kegley was a top‐rated family law attorney in Wytheville, VA, licensed in Virginia since 1998.
- Robin J. Kegley, Esquire, of Bland, VA, was nominated for a six‐year term as judge of the 27th Judicial District, commencing July 1, 2026
- Judge of the Twenty‐seventh Judicial District in Virginia’s General District Court system, serving in Carroll General District Court in Hillsville, VA
- Clerk of Court: Donna Ayers

### Education

- University of Richmond School of Law, 1998

### Additional information

- Recognition: Named to Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in 2010
- Practice: Family law, including divorce, custody, and related matters
- Firm: Galumbeck, Dennis & Kegley, 200 South 8th Street, Wytheville, VA
- Court Schedule: Tuesdays: 8:30 a.m.
- Advisement of Counsel; 9:00 a.m.
- Traffic & Misdemeanors (unrepresented); 10:00 a.m.
- Attorney Cases; 1:00 p.m.
- Traffic & Misdemeanors (unrepresented); 2:00 p.m.
- Attorney Cases Thursdays (1st, 3rd, 5th): 9:00 a.m.
- Small Claims, Warrants in Debt, Unlawful Detainers; 1:00 p.m.
- Garnishments & Contested Civil Trials Fridays: 8:30 a.m.
- Review Hearings