Judicial study group: Use chief judges to balance regional caseloads 
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Published: September 16, 2011
Tags: General Assembly, Judge Norman A. Thomas, Judge Thomas D. Horne, Judicial Boundaries, Justice Cynthia D. Kinser, Virginia State Bar
Virginia’s existing court districts and circuits are so intertwined with other government services that they should not be changed, at least for now.
That’s the conclusion of a court-appointed study panel after a fast but intense study of Virginia’s judicial map, members report.
But the Judicial Boundary Realignment Study Committee will suggest a way to even out ...
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