Mary Daniel

Daniel was raised in Frederick County, Virginia.[1] She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia.[1] Daniel then obtained a juris doctor from the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond.[1]

Daniel began practicing law in 1993 in Martinsburg, West Virginia and moved to Berryville, Virginia, in 1996 to join the Hobert, Kerr & Perka P.C. law firm.[1][2] In 1998, Daniel opened her own law practice in Winchester, Virginia. Daniel was a partner at the Booth Strange & Daniel Law Firm and Central Atlantic Legal Group until 2020.[1][2] Daniel work as a part-time assistant commonwealth's attorney in Winchester for seven years, prosecuting domestic violence and sexual assault cases.[1]

In 2009, Judge Clay Athey invited Daniel to interview for a vacant position, and she realized that a judgeship eventually might be possible for her.[1] She then interviewed on-and-off for ten years.[1] In March 2020, Daniel was appointed as a General District Court Judge for the 26th Judicial District of Virginia.[1] She began her term on June 1, 2020.[1]