The FBA Judicial Screening Committee is charged with evaluating candidates seeking appointment to the Fairfax Circuit, General District, and Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Courts.  The nine committee members, recommended by the FBA Nominating Committee and elected by the FBA Board of Directors, serve three-year staggered terms, so each year three new members are appointed.

The FBA Judicial Screening Committee invites all judicial candidates to appear before our committee. Based upon a written application and interview candidates are eligible to receive one of the following ratings.

• Highly Recommended
• Recommended
• Qualified
• Not Found Qualified

To view the Rules of the Fairfax Bar Association Judicial Screening Committee (updated May 2024), please click here.

To view the 2025-26 Judicial Screening Committee, please click here.

To submit an application to become a member of the Judicial Screening Committee, please click here.

Notice of Judicial Screening for Anticipated Fairfax County Circuit Court Vacancy 

The Fairfax Bar Association (FBA) will organize a Judicial Screening Panel to conduct interviews of applicants for one (1) Fairfax County Circuit Court judicial vacancy.

Candidates seeking an interview with the FBA Judicial Screening Panel must read and comply with the Rules of the Judicial Screening Committee (Updated May 2024). 

Click here to download the Judicial Screening Application (Updated April 2024).

Please return the original signed and notarized application and thirty-six (36) hard copies of the completed application to Jana Sehrer, Assistant Executive Director, Fairfax Bar Association, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 216, Fairfax, VA 22030, by 4:00 PM on Monday, November 3, 2025. Applicants must also email a photograph (preferably a JPEG), one (1) personal biography (not to exceed one-hundred (100) words), one (1) list of three (3) references with their contact information, and one (1) copy of the completed and notarized application to jsehrer@fairfaxbar.org by the application deadline.

All applicants should contact Jana Sehrer at jsehrer@fairfaxbar.org or (703) 246-2084 to receive notice of changes.

As stated in the FBA Judicial Screening Rules, "Absent a request from the Chairs of the Northern Virginia Legislative Delegation or the Governor, the results of this screening process shall be utilized for the current advertised vacancy(ies), as well as any anticipated and unanticipated vacancy(ies) on the same court occurring during the period beginning with the commencement of the legislative session during which the advertised vacancy(ies) will be filled and continuing until the commencement of the next legislative session."

If you have questions regarding the Judicial Screening process, please contact Courtnie Norris, Executive Director, at cnorris@fairfaxbar.org or (703) 246-2732.

The FBA interviews are tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, November 12, 2025.