Recusal can be a touchy moment for a lawyer 
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Published: February 28, 2011
Tags: Colonial Heights Circuit Court, Fairfax County Circuit Court, General District Courts, Henrico County Circuit Court, Judge Jane Marum Roush, Judge Lee A. Harris Jr., Judge Timothy J. Hauler, Judge William N. Alexander II, Justice Elizabeth B. Lacy, Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn, Supreme Court of Virginia News, Virginia Court of Appeals News
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