Rossie D Alston Jr

Rossie Alston, Jr., currently serves as a Judge on the Court of Appeals of Virginia, where he has served since 2009. He also serves as a distinguished adjunct professor of law at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University and is an award-winning adjunct professor of criminology at George Mason University. Prior to his service on the Court of Appeals, Judge Alston served for eight years as a Judge on the Circuit Court for the Thirty-first Judicial Circuit of Virginia where he handled the full range of cases including criminal, civil, and the death penalty matters. Prior to his elevation to the Circuit Court, Judge Alston served for approximately three years as a Judge of the Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court of Prince William County, Virginia. Before his elevation to the bench, Judge Alston spent nine years in private practice while serving as a Commissioner in Chancery and Substitute Judge. Before entering private practice, Judge Alston practiced for five years with the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. Upon graduation from law school, Judge Alston served for two years as a staff attorney with the National Labor Relations Board. Judge Alston earned his B.A., cum laude, from Averett University and his J.D., cum laude, from the North Carolina Central University School of Law where he was a member of the law review and served as note and comment editor of the North Carolina Central Law Journal.