The Hon. Joseph A. Migliozzi (Ret.) served as a judge for the 4th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia. Migliozzi was elected to the bench by the Virginia General Assembly in 2014. He retired at the conclusion of his term in 2022.
The 4th Judicial Circuit encompasses the City of Norfolk.
Prior to his election, Migliozzi was a judge for the 4th Judicial District Court, a position to which he was named in 2009. Before that, he spent time as the capital defender for the Southeastern District of Virginia. In that capacity, he was lead defense counsel in Atkins v. VA, a landmark case that held that the execution of mentally impaired criminal offenders contravenes the 8th Amendment as it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
Migliozzi earned a bachelor’s degree in English from The Citadel in 1987. He worked as a newspaper editor before completing a J.D. at Regent University School of Law in 1994. He is licensed to practice in Virginia (1995) and South Carolina (1995).
He is a resident of Norfolk, Virginia.
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