Monday leads in bar nods for appeals court 
By Paul Fletcher
Published: February 24, 2012
Tags: Bar Associations, Judge Josiah T. Showalter Jr., Judge Lorraine Nordlund, Judge Teresa M. Chafin, Judge Victor V. Ludwig, Judgeships, Virginia Court of Appeals News
Roanoke attorney Monica Taylor Monday is the leader in support from Virginia’s statewide bar groups for a seat on the Virginia Court of Appeals.
Judge James J. Haley Jr. is retiring in March; leaders of the Senate and House of Delegates sought input from the bar groups on the pending vacancy.
Eight statewide bar groups have [...]
Subpoena for Work Release Records Quashed 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: March 16, 2011
Tags: Criminal, Judge Victor V. Ludwig, Staunton Circuit Court, Virginia Circuit Courts
An Augusta County Circuit Court grants the commonwealth’s motion to quash a subpoena duces tecum for a regional jail’s records about use of inmate time, requested by the lawyer who is defending a contractor’s employee on charges that she embezzled money by using prison labor on work release for her personal benefit.
Defendant requested information on [...]
Civil Procedure – Recusal – Attorney Sanctions 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: January 18, 2010
Tags: Augusta County Circuit Court, Civil Procedure, Judge Victor V. Ludwig
Although an Augusta County Circuit Court has sanctioned a lawyer $2,000 under Va. Code § 8.01-271.1, the judge declines to recuse himself from the case at issue, finding that to do so would be shirking his judicial duties.
I believe the lawyer in question would agree that all our contacts prior to Dec. 28, 2009, were [...]
Attorneys – Sanctions Under Va. Statute – Tax Assessment Challenge 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: January 11, 2010
Tags: Attorneys, Augusta County Circuit Court, Judge Victor V. Ludwig
An Augusta County Circuit Court says a lawyer who misused legal process to challenge real estate tax assessments by suing local supervisors and the commissioner of revenue is sanctioned under Va. Code § 8.01-271.1, and must pay $2,000 for the county’s cost in defending against the frivolous litigation.
In the first suit, plaintiff asked the court [...]


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