David Bernhard

David Bernhard
Judge, Fairfax Circuit Court (19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia)
In office July 1, 2017 - Present
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Born	1962 San Salvador, El Salvador
Alma mater	Washington University School of Law (J.D.)

David Bernhard is a lawyer in the state of Virginia in the United States who was elected Circuit Judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit (Fairfax County) on February 23, 2017 by the Virginia Senate and the Virginia House of Delegates, for an 8 year term commencing July 1, 2017. He is reportedly the first immigrant from Latin America to have been elected Circuit Court Judge in Virginia. His election was preceded by a selection process wherein candidates were evaluated by the Fairfax Bar Judicial Selection Committee which issued an Executive Summary on his candidacy, followed by a vote by the Fairfax Bar Association membership. Subsequently, state legislators of the Virginia General Assembly having precincts in Fairfax County, voted as later reported in committee, to unanimously recommend his approval to the full Legislature.

In 1980, Bernhard received his High school diploma from Northfield Mount Hermon School in Northfield, Massachusetts. In 1983, he graduated from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, with a B.A. in Economics and Political Science. He completed his law degree in 1985 at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri. He is fluent in the English, Spanish and German languages.

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