Daniel R. Bouton

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Daniel R. Bouton

Prior offices:

Virginia 16th Judicial Circuit

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Education

Bachelor's

Brown University, 1976

Law

University of Virginia School of Law, 1979

Daniel R. Bouton was a circuit court judge for the 16th Circuit in Virginia. He was first elected to the circuit court bench by the Virginia General Assembly in 2000, re-elected for a second term in 2008, and for a third term in 2016. His term would have expired in 2024. He retired on May 31, 2018.

Education

Bouton received his undergraduate degree from Brown University in 1976 and his J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School in 1979.

Career

• 2000-2018: Judge, 16th Circuit
• 1983-2000: Commonwealth Attorney, Greene County
• 1979-1983: Attorney in private practice

Awards and associations

• 1991-2001: Chairman, Central Virginia Regional Jail Board

See also

• Courts in Virginia
• Virginia Circuit Courts
• Judicial selection in Virginia

External links

• Virginia's Judicial System: Albemarle Circuit Court
• Virginia's Judicial System: Circuit Court Overview
• Greene County Record, "Judge Bouton known for thoroughness," March 11, 2010
• University of Virginia School of Law, Dan Bouton biography

Footnotes

Virginia courts

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Federal courts:

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Virginia, Western District of Virginia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Virginia, Western District of Virginia

State courts:

Virginia Supreme Court • Virginia Court of Appeals • Virginia Circuit Courts • Virginia District Courts • Virginia Magistrates

State resources:

Courts in Virginia • Virginia judicial elections • Judicial selection in Virginia