J. Frederick Watson is a judge of the 24th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, and he is the presiding judge of the Lynchburg Circuit Court.
Prior to taking the bench in 2019, Watson practiced law for 21 years with the Lynchburg firm Caskie & Frost. His practice focused on civil litigation in state and federal courts.
From 2015-19, Watson was a substitute judge of the 24th Judicial District of Virginia, where he regularly heard cases in the juvenile and domestic relations district courts and the general district courts.
After graduating from law school, Watson clerked for the Supreme Court of Virginia in the office of the chief staff attorney. He is a former member of the Campbell County School Board, and he is a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he served in the Military Police Corps.