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# Susan M. Butler

Prince William Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Prince William 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

- The Presiding Judge of the Prince William County Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court in Manassas, Virginia
- Presiding Judge in the Prince William County Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court, located at 9311 Lee Avenue, Manassas, VA 20110

### Education

- A.B. from Mount Holyoke College (1988) and her J.D. from Catholic University of America (1992).

### Additional information

- Ms. Butler has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers lists, and she is a Certified Mediator for Circuit Court Family Law Cases.
- The court’s clerk’s office is led by Monica J. Burnett, and the court operates with specific schedules for juvenile and family case hearings.
- Before her judicial role, Ms. Butler was a licensed attorney with extensive experience in domestic relations, divorce, family law, litigation, and mediation.
- She has also served on the Virginia State Bar Council and the Virginia State Bar Board of Governors Family Section.
- This court handles juvenile cases, domestic relations matters, and related family law issues.
- She is admitted to the bars of Connecticut, Virginia, the District of Columbia, Maryland, and the U.S. Supreme Court.