Thawing the judicial freeze may be hard 
Bar groups seek ‘united front’ to fill judgeships
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Published: December 13, 2010
Tags: General Assembly, Judgeships, Virginia Bar Association, Virginia State Bar, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Lobbyists know that legislators pay attention to pain.
There’s plenty of pain to go around these days, as members of Virginia’s General Assembly gird their loins for the start to the 2011 legislative session.
Lawyers who want to get legislators’ attention need to tell stories about how their clients are being affected by the decision earlier this ...
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