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Important Security Information

Visitors enter the courthouse through the building's main entrance on Courthouse Square. You will be required to walk through a magnetometer and your bags will be screened by an x-ray machine. You will be required to show a photo ID issued by a government agency, such as a driver's license. 

All visitors bringing a cellular telephone or smart watch to any Eastern District of Virginia Courthouse will be required to place said device(s) into a Yondr Pouch upon entering the Courthouse.  The pouch will be locked by a Court Security Officer (CSO).  The pouch contains signal blocking technology such that the pouched phone and smartwatch will not receive any calls, texts, or other outside communication while in the pouch.  The visitor’s pouch will be unlocked by a CSO at the Courthouse exit, as the visitor is exiting the Courthouse.

Cellular telephones and smart watches will be prohibited for large events such as naturalization ceremonies, portrait hangings, and investiture ceremonies.

Members of the public are prohibited from bringing any other electronic devices, such as laptop computers, cameras, tape recorders, and all other personal electronic devices into the courthouse. There are no lockers available to store these items while you visit the building.

Potential weapons such as firearms, knives, pocketknives, scissors, letter openers, screw drivers, mace and pepper spray are also prohibited.

Attorneys who require laptops for their courtroom presentations must receive prior approval from a judge.

PERSONAL ELECTRONICS DEVICE POLICY - EFFECTIVE 1/6/2025 

Court Access Coordinator

This Public Notice lists the designated Court Access Coordinators in each divisional office. Access Coordinators are responsible for coordinating appropriate auxiliary aids and services to participants (not spectators) in court proceedings with communication disabilities.