has practiced in Prince William County for almost 25 years, 13 of those years in private practice and almost 12 years on the JDR bench. She was appointed to the circuit court in July 2025. While in private practice, Judge Baird handled municipal, criminal and traffic defense, civil litigation, and simple wills. She appeared on all three levels of court regularly in Prince William County. Judge Baird also represented the towns of Haymarket and Quantico as town attorney, and the City of Manassas Park as the DSS and misdemeanor prosecutions attorney. Her representation of those entities involved attending Council meetings, preparing contracts, FOIA requests, property easements, prosecuting zoning and building code violations, tax enforcement suits, employment matters, assisting with condemnation cases, and any other litigation involving the jurisdictions. Judge Baird was appointed a substitute judge in 2010 and served in that capacity until my Judicial appointment in July 2013. As a Prince William County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judge, she presided over criminal, family law, and DSS cases involving family/household members and children. Judge Baird has piloted the Standardized Dispositional Matrix for juveniles, assisted with diversion and restorative justice practices, drafted model discovery, applied for and was awarded the VSTOP grant for our court, initiated the Hope Card Project, participated in numerous CLE's as a speaker, edited the custody section of the Bench book for Judges, initiated the sixth judge request, served as chair of our local courts' Access to Justice Committee, served as JDR Chief Judge from 2016-2018 and 2022-2024. Nationally, she served as a member of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges serving on the legislative, membership, and family violence and domestic relations committees. On the state level, Judge Baird served on the Board of the Virginia Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and served as secretary from 2015-2017. She served on the Executive Committee for District Courts, Court Improvement Advisory Committee, and Virginia State Bar Harry Carrico Professionalism Faculty. Judge Baird also served on the Child Support Committee for Virginia Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judges.

retired as a Judge of the 26th Circuit Court, where he presided in Warren County. Before his election to the Circuit Court, Judge Sharp served as a Judge of the 26th District Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for twenty-five years and was Chief Judge of that court from 1998 to 2007. Immediately following retirement Judge Sharp participated in the Judicial Settlement Program sponsored by the Supreme Court of Virginia. He was successful in settling numerous family law matters and other civil disputes. In 2018 Judge Sharp received an honor much prized by members of the judiciary, the Harry L. Carrico Outstanding Career Service Award. This award is given annually by the Judicial Council of Virginia to recognize a Judge who goes above and beyond the call of duty in giving back to the courts and the surrounding communities. The following year he received the 2019 Lelia Baum Hopper Service Award from the Virginia Council of Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges. Judge Sharp was an active member of the Virginia Court Improvement Program Advisory Board, the Warren County Foster Care Best Practices Team, and the Frederick/Winchester Best Practices Team. He has previously served as chairman of the State Advisory Committee on Child Support Litigation and the Juvenile Court Judges/DCSE Support Committee. Before his election to the bench Judge Sharp practiced law in Front Royal, Virginia. He handled a variety of civil litigation matters, including personal injury, workers compensation, real estate disputes and contracts generally. He also handled criminal litigation in the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney in Front Royal, Virginia. Mr. Sharp earned his B.A. degree from Yale College and his J.D. degree from Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary.

is an attorney with Ashwell & Ashwell, PLLC. He practices in the areas of civil litigation, land use and zoning, appellate advocacy, business and commercial law, and trust and estate planning. Mr. Ashwell is admitted to practice in Virginia and before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western districts of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the The Virginia State Bar Association and Fauquier Bar Association, and serves on the Virginia State Bar Seventh District Disciplinary Committee. Mr. Ashwell earned his B.A. degree from Hampden-Sydney College and his J.D. degree from the University of Dayton School of Law.