Alycia Eldridge

Alycia M. P. Eldridge is the Senior Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for Rockingham County and the City of Harrisonburg, where she supervises the Sex Crimes and Crimes Against Children Unit, and specializes in child sexual assault and child pornography prosecutions. She has been a faculty member with the Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ Services Council since 2012, and is on the faculty of that organization’s statewide child abuse and exploitation conference, “Sound of Silence.” She also regularly presents at trainings for prosecutors and other allied professionals, including the Dallas Crimes Against Children Conference and the National Children’s Advocacy Center’s International Symposium on Child Abuse.

Alycia was a 2024 recipient of the Virginia Attorney General’s Office’s “Unsung Hero” Award and the 2018 recipient of the Virginia S. Duvall Distinguished Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Prosecutor Award. She is also an Adjunct Professor at James Madison University, where she teaches Criminal Law, and a trainer with Justice 3D. Alycia is the proud mom to two horses and an angelic miniature donkey.

Professional Experience:

·      Senior Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Rockingham County and the City of Harrisonburg (2014-present)

·      Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Rockingham County and the City of Harrisonburg (2006-2014)

·      Adjunct Professor, James Madison University (2009-present)

Education:

·      Admitted to the Virginia State Bar, 2006

·      J.D., Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 2006

·      B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice, The George Washington University, 2003