David Bernhard
David Bernhard | |
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Bernhard in 2012 | |
| Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Virginia General Assembly |
| Preceded by | Glen A. Huff |
| Judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia (Fairfax) | |
| In office July 1, 2017 – December 31, 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Virginia General Assembly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Education | Washington University School of Law (JD) |
David Bernhard is a judge on the Court of Appeals of Virginia.
Bernhard was formerly a trial judge of the Fairfax Circuit Court, elected February 23, 2017, by the Virginia Senate and the Virginia House of Delegates, for an 8-year term commencing July 1, 2017; he was sworn into office on June 30, 2017. On March 7, 2024, the Virginia General Assembly elected him to serve as a judge on the Court of Appeals for an 8-year term commencing January 1, 2025.
Bernhard is the second immigrant, and the first one from Latin America, to have been elected to a Virginia Circuit Court. He is also the first Hispanic and Latino American and first immigrant elected to serve on a Virginia appellate court.