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# Scott R. Geddes

Roanoke County General District Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Roanoke County 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

- Presiding Judge of the 23rd Judicial District Court of Virginia, serving Roanoke City, Roanoke County, and Salem since 2017
- Legal Practice: Attorney at Osterhoudt, Prillaman, Natt, Helscher, Yost, Maxwell & Ferguson (2009–present)
- Partner at Covati & Geddes, PC (2008)
- Other Roles: Substitute judge in the General District Court
- Listed as a Presiding Judge in both the Roanoke City General District Court and the Roanoke County General District Court
- Teaching: Adjunct professor in the paralegal program at Virginia Western Community College

### Education

- Valparaiso University School of Law — J.D. (1995)
- in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics — Northwestern University — B.A. (1992)

### Additional information

- Judicial Service: Joined the bench in 2017.
- Sworn in on February 17, 2017 at the Roanoke County Courthouse, with presentations by leaders from the Virginia Women Attorneys Association, Roanoke Bar Association, and Salem-Roanoke County Bar Association.
- Solo practitioner (1995–2007).
- S.W., 2nd Floor, and in Roanoke County at the Courthouse, 305 East Main St., Salem.
- Judge Geddes presides over the 23rd Judicial District Court of Virginia, which covers Roanoke City, Roanoke County, and Salem.
- His chambers are located in Roanoke City at 315 W. Church Ave.