Richard J. Jamborsky

Richard Julius Jamborsky was a judge of the Circuit Court from 1976 to 1996 and a judge on the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court from 1968 to 1976.

Jamborsky is the son of Julius Jamborsky and the former Elizabeth Hiller. Jamborsky moved from Savannah, Georgia to attend George Washington University, graduating with a B.A. in 1958 and a J.D. in 1963.

In December 1967, the Fairfax Bar Association decided to open a full-time legal aid office, and Jamborsky was hired as its attorney.

Jamborsky was appointed to the bench of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court by Circuit Court Judge Arthur W. Sinclair on October 22, 1968, and took office on November 1.

On January 29, 1976, Judge Jamborsky was elected to the bench of the Circuit Court by the Virginia General Assembly.

Judge Jamborsky was elected as chief judge of the court on June 5, 1990, replacing Lewis H. Griffith, and took office on July 1.

Judge Jamborsky retired from the bench in 1996, although he continued to serve as a substitute judge for more than a decade after his retirement.

In retirement, Judge Jamborsky has dabbled in acting, appearing in productions of Twelve Angry Men and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.