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By statute, the Chief Justice is chosen by a majority vote of the seven justices of the Supreme Court. The Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals is elected by a vote of the eleven Court of Appeals judges for a term of four years. The state has 120 Circuit Courts divided among 31 judicial circuits.
This is a list of past and present judges of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The court's name was the Supreme Court of Appeals until it was changed in 1971. [1] Members were titled Judge until a 1928 constitutional amendment changed the title to Justice and designated the presiding member Chief Justice. [2]
This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Virginia.It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.
Wilford Taylor, Jr.: [46] First African American male judge in Hampton, Virginia; Joseph (J.) Thomas Newsome: [47] First African American male lawyer from post-Civil War Newport News, Virginia to practice before the Supreme Court of Virginia; David F. Pugh: [48] First African American male judge in Newport News, Virginia (1990)
Justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia (1 C, 100 P) Pages in category "Virginia state court judges" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total.
Gov. Roy Cooper appointed Ricardo Jensen to serve as a Superior Court judge in Judicial District 5, comprised of New Hanover and Pender counties, on Friday.
Merced County has three candidates vying for a Merced County Superior Court Judge seat in the upcoming March 5 primary election. Attorney. Monika Saini-Donabed, a Livingston native and graduate of ...
Gomes Akay, who appeared in court wearing a white rosary over his blue jail jumpsuit, has pleaded not guilty. He did not present a defense Monday, which would be unusual at a preliminary hearing.