The Hon. Denis F. Soden (Ret.) served as a judge for the 14th Judicial District Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of Virginia. Soden was elected to the bench by the Virginia General Assembly on July 1, 2000. He retired on January 31, 2020.
The 14th Judicial District encompasses Henrico County.
Prior to his election, Soden was an attorney in private practice.
Soden earned a bachelor's degree from Hampden-Sydney College in 1968. He then completed a J.D. at the University of Virginia School of Law in 1971.
Raised in Richmond, Virginia, his sister, Maura Soden, has played Judge Valerie Johnson on Fox's "Rake," a comedy-drama television series.