Born in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Elected by the General Assembly on March 7, 2024 to an eight-year term beginning January 1, 2025, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Glen A. Huff.

Education:

Brandeis University, B.A., 1983.
Washington University School of Law, J.D., 1985.

Other judicial service:

Judge, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, 2017-2024.

Professional career:

Private practice of law in Northern Virginia and Washington D.C., 1988-2016.

Sources:

“Frucci, Bernhard tapped for appeals court,” Virginia Bar Association, March 12, 2024.
Elected, 2024 Legislative Session, Legislative Information System, Minutes of the Senate of Virginia, March 7, 2024. “General Assembly taps circuit court judges for Court of Appeals,” Virginia Lawyers Weekly, March 17, 2024.