Judges asked to keep logs of their time 
By Peter Vieth
Published: May 13, 2011
Tags: General Assembly, Judge Thomas D. Horne, Justice Cynthia D. Kinser, Redistricting, Supreme Court of Virginia News
ROANOKE—The Supreme Court of Virginia expects to have plenty of data to back up its proposal for realignment of judicial boundaries when it hands the plan to the General Assembly in November. Legislators proposed a judicial realignment plan in the 2010 General Assembly, but deferred to the Supreme Court for review and advice about the [...]
Kinser seeks input on revamp of boundaries 
By Peter Vieth
Published: March 29, 2011
Tags: General Assembly, Justice Cynthia D. Kinser, Redistricting, Supreme Court of Virginia News, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
The Supreme Court of Virginia plans to have its say about the proposal to redraw the state’s judicial map. At the request of the General Assembly, the Supreme Court of Virginia is launching a comprehensive study of how to realign judicial circuits and districts, with a report expected in the fall. It’s a response to [...]
Senate, House to reconcile how to thaw judicial freeze 
By Alan Cooper
Published: February 9, 2011
Tags: General Assembly, Gov. Bob McDonnell, Judgeships, Justice Cynthia D. Kinser, Redistricting
Come, let us reason together. It’s time for the “reconciliation” process. The Senate Finance and House Appropriations committees have some serious reconciling to do on the freeze on filling judicial vacancies. The Senate committee would melt the freeze by appropriating $4.8 million to fill all the vacancies the General Assembly created last year when it [...]

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