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# Salvatore R. Iaquinto

Virginia Beach Circuit Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Virginia Beach 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

- Appointed to the bench by the judges of the 2nd Judicial Circuit Court on July 1, 2013, initially as an interim judge of the Virginia Beach General District Court, and later as a circuit court judge
- Presiding judge in the 2nd Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia, serving in Virginia Beach, and a former Republican delegate for the 84th district (2006–2013)
- Salvatore Robert Iaquinto is a Presiding Judge of the Virginia Beach Circuit Court, part of the 2nd Judicial Circuit of Virginia
- In summary: Judge Salvatore R. Iaquinto is a seasoned jurist with a background in both legislative service and judicial leadership, currently presiding over cases in Virginia Beach’s circuit court and recognized for his role in the 2nd Judicial Circuit

### Education

- Regent University School of Law — J.D. (1996)
- University of Tennessee — B.A. (1990)

### Additional information

- In April 2024, he was formally appointed to the Virginia Beach Circuit Court.
- He resigned from the House upon his judicial appointment in 2013.
- Before his judicial career, Iaquinto held the role of a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2006 to July 1, 2013
- Born: March 1, 1968, Manhasset, New York
- representing the 84th district in Virginia Beach.
- Iaquinto is a member of the Virginia Beach Bar Association and the Norfolk–Portsmouth Bar Association.
- Spouse: Stephanie Jane Tomlinson
- Children: Three (Nicholas, Alex, Jonathan)
- Party Affiliation: Republican