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# Robin L. Robb

Arlington Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Arlington 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

- Before joining the judiciary, she was owner and principal of the Law Offices of Robin L. Robb, PLLC (2013–present) and previously an associate at the Law Offices of Earl E. Shaffer (2001–2013).
- Robin L. Robb Kendrick is the Chief Judge of the 17th Judicial District Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court in Arlington County, Virginia

### Education

- George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School — J.D. (1988)
- in Political Science and Government, University of Arizona — B.A. (1980)

### Additional information

- Elected to the bench by the Virginia General Assembly in 2016, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Hon. Esther Wiggins.
- Admitted to practice in Virginia (1988), D.C. (1989), and Maryland (1997)
- Entered private practice in Washington, D.C. in 1991
- focusing on family law matters such as divorce, custody, adoption, protective orders, and child welfare cases.
- As Chief Judge, she oversees the court’s operations, including juvenile and domestic relations cases, and is responsible for ensuring compliance with legal and administrative standards.
- Her husband, Hon. Benjamin Kendrick (Ret.), is a former judge for the 17th Judicial Circuit Court.