my daughter was incredulous when I told her about my 1987 licens FFX county

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Dan1993

I didn't have to go to court, but there was a large "ceremony" at Marshall high school for students from all over the county. I don't even remember if it was a judge or someone else leading it, but I do remember my old-school father telling me it was effectively a court proceeding so I had to take off my baseball hat...

Posted: 06/04/2026 at 03:22 PM ET

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Fun fact, in VA...some counties still do the "minors get their DL @ court" -- JoesterVT Jun 04, 2026 at 03:09 PM ET

JoesterVT • 06/04/26 03:09 PM ET

In Arlington they make you watch a Katie Couric video -- Happy Dog Jun 05, 2026 at 04:55 AM ET

Happy Dog • 06/05/26 04:55 AM ET

I remember getting my "temporary" license at the DMV on my 16th birthday... -- Hokie CPA Jun 04, 2026 at 05:01 PM ET

Hokie CPA • 06/04/26 05:01 PM ET

Got my learner's permit at 15 & 8 months -- EDGEMAN Jun 04, 2026 at 06:32 PM ET

EDGEMAN • 06/04/26 06:32 PM ET

They way it works now, in the "mail" jurisdictions is ... -- JoesterVT Jun 04, 2026 at 05:08 PM ET

JoesterVT • 06/04/26 05:08 PM ET

Agree. Seems like a waste of funds/time.** -- Vtskier1 Jun 04, 2026 at 04:35 PM ET

Vtskier1 • 06/04/26 04:35 PM ET

I lived in Harrisonburg when I turned 16 back in the '90s and I had to go -- VTHokie2000 Jun 04, 2026 at 03:52 PM ET

VTHokie2000 • 06/04/26 03:52 PM ET

We had to go before judge and watch “Death on the Highway”. It was the -- Stork Jun 04, 2026 at 03:45 PM ET

Stork • 06/04/26 03:45 PM ET

Ha. I remember having to watch something called "Signal 30" in driver's ed. -- Coach McGuirk Jun 04, 2026 at 04:24 PM ET

Coach McGuirk • 06/04/26 04:24 PM ET

We watched that in 9th grade gym class** -- VT72 Jun 04, 2026 at 06:39 PM ET

VT72 • 06/04/26 06:39 PM ET

my daughter was incredulous when I told her about my 1987 licens FFX county ◄ -- Dan1993 Jun 04, 2026 at 03:22 PM ET

Dan1993 • 06/04/26 03:22 PM ET

I do remember I had already received the real copy from DMV on test day -- Dan1993 Jun 04, 2026 at 03:24 PM ET

Dan1993 • 06/04/26 03:24 PM ET

I've never hear of the requirement to see a judge. I didn't have to, and -- EDGEMAN Jun 04, 2026 at 03:18 PM ET

EDGEMAN • 06/04/26 03:18 PM ET

I've only experienced seeing the judge after getting my license.** -- Hurley09 Jun 04, 2026 at 03:24 PM ET

Hurley09 • 06/04/26 03:24 PM ET