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">Lemons gets top Inns of Court position Posted in Justices on Jun 1st, 2010
Virginia Supreme Court Justice Donald W. Lemons has been elected president of the board of trustees of the American Inns of Court. Lemons succeeds Robert K. Walsh, dean emeritus of the Wake Forest University law school. He joined the Supreme Court in 2000 after serving on the Richmond Circuit Court and the Virginia Court of [...]
">Balancing budgets, balancing caseloads Posted in Justices on May 11th, 2010
NORFOLK – Chief Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell Sr. says he will not invoke his constitutional power to reassign judges to courts suffering under heavy caseloads. His declaration came earlier today during his State of the Judiciary address to Virginia circuit court judges gathered for the annual Judicial Conference. Hassell said Article VI, Section 4 of [...]
">Hassell to step down as chief Posted in Justices on May 11th, 2010
Virginia Chief Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell Sr. told the annual meeting of state court judges today that he will step down after two four-year terms as head of the judicial branch. The announcement came during the chief justice’s annual State of the Judiciary address at the meeting in Norfolk. Hassell said there was an understanding [...]
">Mims goes on high court Posted in Justices on Apr 9th, 2010
(AP Photo/Richmond Times Dispatch, Bob Brown) William C. Mims was formally invested today as the 100th person to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. “Just as they have all the other times I’ve appeared before the court, my hands continue to shake,” Mims told a packed courtroom just after his wife [...]
">Legislature names Mims to Supreme Court Posted in Justices on Mar 10th, 2010
The General Assembly unanimously elected former attorney general and legislator William C. Mims this afternoon to the Supreme Court of Virginia, effective April 1. The election was a foregone conclusion after his appearance Monday before the House and Senate Courts of Justice Committees as the only candidate for the position. Our report on that appearance [...]
