About the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse

Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria VA

The Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria VA was named after Albert Vickers Bryan in 1986, who was a United States federal judge and the father of Albert Vickers Bryan Jr. who was also a federal judge. Bryan was born in Alexandria VA on July 23 1899 and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University Of Virginia School Of Law. He then established a private practice in Alexandria from 1921 to 1947.

Bryan was then nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in 1947 and served as chief judge of the District Court from 1959 to 1961. In 1961, Bryan was again nominated by President John F. Kennedy, a seat on the Fourth Circuit. In 1972, Bryan assumed senior status and remained at that post till March 13, 1984 when he passed away at Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax VA.

Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse

The Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse is located at 401 Courthouse Square in Alexandria VA 22314, where it is open from 8 am to 5 pm on Mondays to Thursdays and 7:45am to 5pm on Fridays. The clerk’s office is open from 8:30am to 5pm on Mondays to Thursdays and 8am to 5pm on Fridays.

Visitors can enter the courthouse through the main entrance at Courthouse Square and checked through a magnetometer while bags will be passed through an x-ray machine. A government ID such as a driver’s license will be required for identification, Cell phones, laptops, cameras; PDA’s and all other personal electronic devices are prohibited in the Courthouse and urge visitors to leave these at home or in the car. Approvals for lawyers to bring their laptops for courtroom presentations are needed from the judge.