David Bernhard is a judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia (Fairfax), in the United States, elected February 23, 2017, by the Virginia Senate and the Virginia House of Delegates, for an 8-year term commencing July 1, 2017. He is only the second immigrant, and the first one from Latin America, to have been elected Circuit Court Judge in Virginia. His election was preceded by an evaluation by the Fairfax Bar Judicial Selection Committee which issued an Executive Summary highly recommending his candidacy, followed by a favorable vote by the Fairfax Bar Association membership. Subsequently, state legislators of the Virginia General Assembly having precincts in Fairfax County, voted as later reported in committee, to unanimously recommend his approval to the full Legislature. Bern