Virginia voters decided three contested commonwealth’s attorney special elections yesterday, and all three were won by women. In two cases, male incumbents were defeated. Megan Revis Frederick defeated incumbent Paul Walther for the Culpeper County prosecutor’s job. Walther had worked in the commonwealth’s attorney’s office since 1994, reports The Free Lance-Star. The election was marked [...]
Entries from November 2012
Women claim victories in commonwealth’s attorney races
November 7th, 2012 · Comments Off · Virginia Legal News Stories
Tags:Commonwealth's Attorneys·Culpeper County·Elections·Montgomery County·Nottoway County
Norfolk infringement verdict is $30M
November 7th, 2012 · Comments Off · Eastern District, Intellectual Property
A Norfolk federal jury has delivered a $30 million verdict in an advertising patent suit. The plaintiff – a small tech company holding a patent for online marketing techniques – had hoped for a bigger recovery in its suit against Internet giants including Google, but the verdict holds promise of far more in future damages. [...]
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Judge Glen Williams dead at 92
November 5th, 2012 · Comments Off · Federal judges, Western District
Retired U.S. District Judge Glen M. Williams of Jonesville died Sunday at the age of 92, various sources report. Judge Williams had served on the federal bench for 34 on the district court bench. He was appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1976. He assumed senior status in 1988 and remained active as a judge [...]
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No sanction for judge’s texts or courtroom visit
November 1st, 2012 · Comments Off · Ethics, JIRC, Judges
A judge’s appearance in the back of a courtroom to support a close personal friend did not violate Virginia’s judicial canons, the Supreme Court of Virginia said today. In a unanimous opinion, the court dismissed a disciplinary complaint against 6th Judicial District Judge Jacqueline R. Waymack, who sits in juvenile and domestic relations courts in [...]
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