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  2. General Court of Virginia (colonial) - Wikipedia

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    The General Court was supposed to have twelve to thirteen members, and normally required at least five members present to hold a trial. [8] The governor acted as president of the court and The Virginia Company originally appointed councillors; after its charter ended, the king appointed councillors based on a list of recommendations from the governor. [7]

  3. Richard III of England - Wikipedia

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    Mother. Cecily Neville. Signature. Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field marked the end of the Middle Ages in England.

  4. Robert Carter Nicholas Sr. - Wikipedia

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    Robert Carter Nicholas (January 28, 1728-November 1780) was a Virginia lawyer, patriot, legislator and judge. He served in the Virginia House of Burgesses and its successor, the Virginia House of Delegates. He became the last treasurer of the Colony of Virginia, and sat on the first High Court of Chancery, one of the predecessors of the Supreme ...

  5. History of the English and British line of succession - Wikipedia

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    Following the death of Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales on 9 April 1484, Richard III never formally named a new heir. On 22 August 1485, Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field, and was succeeded by the victor of the battle, Henry Tudor, 2nd Earl of Richmond, a descendant in a legitimated line of John of Gaunt. He became ...

  6. Judiciary of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Judiciary of Virginia. The Judiciary of Virginia is defined under the Constitution and law of Virginia and is composed of the Supreme Court of Virginia and subordinate courts, including the Court of Appeals, the Circuit Courts, and the General District Courts. Its administration is headed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Judicial ...

  7. Supreme Court of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    January 31, 2032. The Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It primarily hears direct appeals in civil cases from the trial-level city and county circuit courts, as well as the criminal law, family law and administrative law cases that are initially appealed to the Court of Appeals of Virginia.

  8. University of Richmond School of Law - Wikipedia

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    The University of Richmond School of Law (abbreviated as Richmond Law) is the law school of the University of Richmond, a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia. Richmond Law is ranked 66th (tie) in the US by US News, [2] among the top five value law schools by the National Jurist, [4] and one of the Princeton Review 's 167 Best Law ...

  9. University of Virginia School of Law - Wikipedia

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    The University of Virginia School of Law (Virginia Law) is the law school of the University of Virginia, a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia.. Founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 as part of his UNESCO World Heritage "academical village", each class in the three-year J.D. programme contains approximately 300 students.