Penney S. Azcarate

The Honorable Penney Sue Azcarate is a judge on the General District Court.

Penney Sue Wilson attended Old Dominion University on a Naval ROTC scholarship, graduating with a B.S. in administration of justice in 1988. While at ODU, Wilson also met her future husband, Eddy Azcarate.

After graduating from ODU, Azcarate was commissioned in the United States Marine Corps and served four years as an officer, eventually reaching the rank of captain. She then joined the Marine Corps Reserves, and would eventually retire at the rank of major.

Azcarate next attended George Mason University Law School, graduating in 1998.

Azcarate worked for the American Prosecutors Research Institute as a staff attorney until 2000, when she joined the Commonwealth's Attorney's office in 2000 as an assistant Commonwealth's attorney.

In January 2005, Azcarate joined the law firm of Briglia and Hundley.

In 2008, Azcarate joined the bench of the Fairfax County General District Court.