Magistrate Judge Summer L. Speight was sworn in as a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, on March 30, 2023.
Judge Speight received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Music from James Madison University, and her J.D. magna cum laude (Order of the Coif) from the University of Richmond School of Law. After law school she clerked for then-U.S. Magistrate Judge M. Hannah Lauck of this court from 2010 to 2012. She then joined McGuireWoods LLP in Richmond, where she practiced labor and employment litigation and rose to the rank of partner, earning recognition in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in 2021 and 2022.
Education
- University of Richmond School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif)
- James Madison University, B.A. and B.M.
Career
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of Virginia (Richmond Division), March 30, 2023–present
- Partner, McGuireWoods LLP (Richmond, Virginia), 2012–2023
- Law clerk, Hon. M. Hannah Lauck (then Magistrate Judge), U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2010–2012