Magistrate Judge Mark R. Colombell was sworn in as a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, on May 10, 2021.
Judge Colombell received a B.S. in integrated science and technology from James Madison University in 1999 and a J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law in 2002. He began his legal career clerking for the Hon. Michael C. Allen (Ret.) of the Chesterfield County Circuit Court, then spent the next 18 years as a civil litigator at the Richmond law firm of Thompson McMullan P.C. He was selected for an eight-year term by the federal district judges of the Eastern District of Virginia on the recommendation of a citizen and attorney selection committee.
Education
- University of Richmond School of Law, J.D., 2002
- James Madison University, B.S. (Integrated Science and Technology), 1999
Career
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of Virginia (Richmond Division), May 10, 2021–present
- Civil litigator, Thompson McMullan P.C. (Richmond, Virginia), 2002–2021
- Law clerk, Hon. Michael C. Allen (Ret.), Chesterfield County Circuit Court, Virginia