25 seek judgeships on appellate courts
Twenty-five lawyers and judges have submitted applications for three Virginia appellate court seats that could be filled by the General Assembly. Up for election by the General Assembly are one seat on...
View ArticleAssembly unable to agree on appellate judges
The Virginia General Assembly failed to agree on nominees for appellate judgeships Nov. 10, leaving a Supreme Court seat and two Court of Appeals vacancies to be filled at a later date. The legislature...
View ArticleGOP senators balk at short list of judge candidates
Offered a preordained slate of judges for vacancies on Virginia’s appellate courts, Republican senators Monday objected to a lack of choices and refused to elect any candidates to the high courts. Some...
View ArticleRetirement-age bills don’t cover all judges
After years of resistance, the General Assembly has finally agreed to raise the mandatory retirement age for Virginia judges, but not for judges currently working in the state’s trial courts. The...
View ArticleODBA takes a look at judicial selection
GLEN ALLEN – Conversations about how Virginia chooses its judges often arrive at a conclusion similar to Winston Churchill’s observation about democracy: It’s the worst way to proceed, except for all...
View ArticleSeven seek seat on high court
Seven people – four judges, two lawyers in private practice and a law professor – have been seeking bar endorsements for a pending seat on the Supreme Court of Virginia. Justice LeRoy F. Millette Jr....
View ArticleLong-term Supreme Court choice remains in limbo
A resolution to questions about the future of Virginia’s newest Supreme Court justice was nowhere in sight this past week with Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe locked in a stalemate with Republican...
View ArticleReform panel to propose judicial screening statewide
A government integrity study commission is expected to recommend screening panels for Virginia trial judges statewide, modeled after evaluation procedures used by some local bar groups. The goal is to...
View ArticleCourt revives judicial ethics committee
The Supreme Court of Virginia is bringing back the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee, the court said on Oct. 20. Virginia Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons signed an order re-establishing the advisory...
View ArticleDiversity lacking on the bench?
A group of black and Hispanic attorneys has announced an organized effort to increase the number of minority judges on the trial court bench in Northern Virginia. The group, calling itself the Virginia...
View ArticleRoush, Alston interview for high court seat
A Virginia legislative committee has certified both Justice Jane Marum Roush and Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. as qualified candidates for a vacancy on the Supreme Court of Virginia. On Jan. 27, the...
View ArticleGOP senators balk at short list of judge candidates
Offered a preordained slate of judges for vacancies on Virginia’s appellate courts, Republican senators Monday objected to a lack of choices and refused to elect any candidates to the high courts. Some...
View ArticleRetirement-age bills don’t cover all judges
After years of resistance, the General Assembly has finally agreed to raise the mandatory retirement age for Virginia judges, but not for judges currently working in the state’s trial courts. The...
View ArticleODBA takes a look at judicial selection
GLEN ALLEN – Conversations about how Virginia chooses its judges often arrive at a conclusion similar to Winston Churchill’s observation about democracy: It’s the worst way to proceed, except for all...
View ArticleSeven seek seat on high court
Seven people – four judges, two lawyers in private practice and a law professor – have been seeking bar endorsements for a pending seat on the Supreme Court of Virginia. Justice LeRoy F. Millette Jr....
View ArticleLong-term Supreme Court choice remains in limbo
A resolution to questions about the future of Virginia’s newest Supreme Court justice was nowhere in sight this past week with Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe locked in a stalemate with Republican...
View ArticleReform panel to propose judicial screening statewide
A government integrity study commission is expected to recommend screening panels for Virginia trial judges statewide, modeled after evaluation procedures used by some local bar groups. The goal is to...
View ArticleCourt revives judicial ethics committee
The Supreme Court of Virginia is bringing back the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee, the court said on Oct. 20. Virginia Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons signed an order re-establishing the advisory...
View ArticleDiversity lacking on the bench?
A group of black and Hispanic attorneys has announced an organized effort to increase the number of minority judges on the trial court bench in Northern Virginia. The group, calling itself the Virginia...
View ArticleRoush, Alston interview for high court seat
A Virginia legislative committee has certified both Justice Jane Marum Roush and Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. as qualified candidates for a vacancy on the Supreme Court of Virginia. On Jan. 27, the...
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