General District Court

The Fairfax County General District Court is the 19th judicial district for the Commonwealth of Virginia, and serves Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax.

The 19th judicial district was created in 1973 as part of a sweeping reorganization of the court system in which 31 district courts were created to replace the 170 municipal, county, and town courts in the state. In Fairfax County, the General District Court took the role formerly filled by the Fairfax County Court, which had previously been called the Trial Justice Court until 1956. The Trial Justice court was created in 1932 to relieve some of the burden on the Circuit court and replace the former system of justices of the peace.

The judges named to the bench of the newly-created court were:
 * The Honorable J. Mason Grove
 * The Honorable Martin E. Morris
 * The Honorable Donald C. Crounse
 * The Honorable William W. May
 * The Honorable Robert M. Hirst

Judges Grove, Morris, and Crounse had previously sat on the bench of the Fairfax County Court, while Judge May had previously sat on the bench of the Prince William County Court.

List of Judges
The judges currently serving on the bench of the General District Court are:
 * The Honorable Penney S. Azcarate
 * The Honorable Michael J. Cassidy
 * The Honorable Stewart P. Davis
 * The Honorable Thomas E. Gallahue
 * The Honorable Lisa A. Mayne
 * The Honorable Donald P. McDonough
 * The Honorable William J. Minor, Jr.
 * The Honorable Mitchell I. Mutnick
 * The Honorable Ian M. O’Flaherty
 * The Honorable Mark C. Simmons