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# Rosemarie P. Annunziata

Court of Appeals of Virginia · Senior Appellate Judge

## Profile

- Court: Court of Appeals of Virginia
- State: Virginia
- Role: Senior Appellate Judge
- Service status: senior
- 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

- 2005–present: Senior Judge, Virginia Court of Appeals
- 1995–2004: Judge, Virginia Court of Appeals, elected February 25, 1995 to fill a vacancy, reelected in 2003
- 1989–1995: Judge, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Fairfax County
- 1988–1989: Commissioner in chancery, Fairfax Circuit Court
- 1980–1989: Commissioner, Fairfax County Civil Service Commission

### Education

- American University Washington College of Law — J.D. (1978)
- Elmira College (Phi Beta Kappa) — B.A. (1962)

### Additional information

- Retired from active service in 2004 and assumed senior status in 2005.
- 1979–1986: Hearing officer for special education appeals, Commonwealth of Virginia
- Private attorney in Fairfax and Vienna, Virginia
- Active in the American Bar Association, Virginia State Bar, and International Association of Women Judges.
- After retirement, she held the role of a JAMS mediator and arbitrator in complex commercial, employment, consumer, and family matters across the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
- In summary, Judge Rosemarie Petitti Annunziata had a distinguished career spanning public service, legal practice, and dispute resolution, recognized for her integrity, fairness, and contributions to the Virginia judicial system.
- President’s Award (Virginia Women’s Attorneys Association)