Exhibit 32(b)

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

     In connection with the Form 10-Q of James Monroe Bancorp, Inc. for the
quarter ended March 31, 2006, I, Richard I. Linhart, Senior Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer of James Monroe Bancorp, Inc., hereby
certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

(1) such Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, fully complies with the
requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
and

(2) the information contained in such Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2006, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and
results of operations of James Monroe Bancorp, Inc.


/s/ Richard I. Linhart
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Richard I. Linhart
Senior Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer