Mims, former AG, legislator, joins Va. Supreme Court 
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Published: April 15, 2010
Tags: Justice William C. Mims
Justice William C. Mims began hearing cases Monday, only three days after he was formally invested as the 100th person to serve on the Supreme Court of Virginia.
His former position as chief deputy attorney general, and then attorney general after Robert F. McDonnell stepped down in his successful bid for governor, kept Mims from hearing many ...
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