ALEXANDRIA, Va – Maana K. Parcham, a longtime prosecutor with experience on both sides of the criminal justice system, began serving April 1 as a juvenile and domestic relations judge for the 18th Judicial District, taking over a court that handles one of the broadest ranges of cases in Virginia’s judicial system.
Parcham was elected by the Virginia General Assembly to fill the seat left vacant when Judge Thomas K. Cullen retired. Cullen chose to retire rather than undergo reappointment hearings after receiving performance evaluations in which nearly 60% of respondents rated his performance as “needs improvement” or worse, according to Virginia Lawyers Weekly.
A graduate of Wake Forest University School of Law with an undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech, Parcham served as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney in Alexandria and previously worked as an assistant public defender with the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency. As recently as March, she was prosecuting high-profile cases including the retrial of a Secret Service officer charged with rape. ZoomInfo + 2…