Exhibit 31.1
Certifications under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
| | Certification of Chief Executive Officer |
| | I, John A.B. Davies, Jr., certify that: |
| 1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc. (this “Report”) for the period ended December 31, 2009; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Report. |
Date: July 12, 2010 /s/ John A.B. Davies, Jr.
John A.B. Davies, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
