The Alexandria General District Court does not conduct jury trials, but all cases in the court are heard by a judge. The court's clerk is JeAnne Rosson and the judges are the Honorable Chief Judge Becky Moore and Presiding Judge Donald Haddock.
Located in the 18th Judicial District of Virginia, this court is one of 32 such courts in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The court handles criminal and traffic matters pertaining to juveniles under the age of 18 who live in the city of Alexandria. The court also handles matters such as child abuse and neglect, custody, support and visitation. The court is staffed by two judges (Hon. Constance H. Frogale, presiding judge, chief judge; and Hon. Uley Norris Damiani, presiding judge), Clerk of Court Christopher Eric Barr and six deputy clerks.
The circuit court is the trial court in Virginia for both civil and criminal cases. Alexandria's Circuit Court Clerk is the Hon. Edward Semonian Jr., serving the 18th Judicial Circuit of Virginia. The judges at this court are Chief Judge Donald Haddock and Presiding Judges Nolan Dawkins and Lisa Bondareff Kemler.