Rossie David Alston Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Born 1957.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 23, 2019
- Senate vote
- 75 to 20
- Confirmed
- Jun 10, 2019
- Commissioned
- Jun 12, 2019
Education
- B.A., Averett College (now Averett University), 1979
- J.D., North Carolina Central University School of Law, 1982
Career
- U.S. Army private first class, 1975
- Staff attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1982-1984
- Staff attorney, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, 1984-1989
- Private practice, Woodbridge, Virginia, 1989-1992
- Private practice, Manassas, Virginia, 1992-1998
- Judge, Prince William County [Virginia] Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, 1998-2001
- Judge, Virginia Circuit Court, Thirty-First Judicial Circuit, 2001-2009
- Adjunct professor, George Mason University, 2004-2013
- 2015-
- Distinguished adjunct professor, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, 2009-
- Judge, Court of Appeals of Virginia, 2009-2019
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, June 18, 2018; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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