Areas of Experience

Medical malpractice, personal injury, premises liability, products liability, condemnation, construction, consumer, contracts, defamation, insurance coverage, professional liability, real property, trusts & estates, and family law including child/spousal support, custody/visitation, and equitable distribution.

Professional Experience

• Chief Judge, 19^th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia, Fairfax County, 2021–2026; Judge, 2015-2021.
  • Founder, Veteran Treatment Docket
  • Founder, Fairfax County Drug Court
  • Led court modernization initiatives by transitioning to paperless systems, expanding remote court access, and advancing equity-focused, community-based engagement strategies.
• Judge, Fairfax County General District Court, 2008-2015.
• Civil Litigator and Criminal Defense Attorney, Briglia Hundley, P.C., 2005-2008.
• Prosecutor, Fairfax County, 2000-2005.
• United States Marine Corps – Active Duty & Reserves.
  • Served as a Communications Officer in Saudia Arabia during Operation Desert Storm.
  • Honorably discharged as Major, U.S. Marine Corps Reserves.

Affiliations

• Chair, Veteran Specialty Docket, Supreme Court of Virginia.
• Member, Judicial Council of Virginia.
• Mentor & Peer Coach, Office of the Executive Secretary of Virginia.
• Member, Juris Master Board of Advisors, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University.
• Associate Professor, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University.
• Recipient, President’s Award, Fairfax Bar Association, 2022 and 2026.
• Member, Class of 2022 “Influential Women in Law,” Virginia Lawyers Weekly.
• Recipient, Distinguished Alumni Award, Old Dominion University, 2022.
• Recognized as a “Leader in the Law,” Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2021.

Education

• George Mason University School of Law, J.D.
• Old Dominion University, B.S.