The Hon. Bruce D. Albertson is a judge for the 26th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia. He was elected to the bench by the Virginia General Assembly on July 1, 2013.
The 26th Judicial Circuit encompasses the City of Winchester and the Counties of Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren.
Albertson earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware in 1991. He then completed a J.D. at the University of Richmond School of Law in 1994. He is licensed to practice in Virginia (1995).
After graduating from law school, Albertson began his legal career as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney for the Rockingham County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office. He served in that capacity for eight years, eventually leaving to enter into private practice as a criminal defense attorney in Harrisonburg.