The Virginia Bar Association and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association have both recommended Sen. John S. Edwards and Virginia Supreme Court Justice Barbara Milano Keenan for a vacancy on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. Magistrate Judge M. Hannah Lauck for a judgeship in the Eastern District of Virginia.
Although the lists share that [...]
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VBA, VTLA make federal court endorsements
February 25th, 2009 · No Comments · 4th Circuit, Federal judges, Jim Webb, John Warner
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4th Circuit nominee bows out
January 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment · 4th Circuit, Jim Webb, John Warner, Judges
Richmond lawyer E. Duncan Getchell Jr. has acknowledged the obvious and asked President George W. Bush to withdraw his nomination to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Bush nominated Getchell in September to fill the vacancy created by the death of Judge H. Emory Widener Jr., but he was not among candidates recommended jointly for [...]
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Naming the new Richmond courthouse, round two
November 28th, 2007 · No Comments · Courthouses, Jim Webb, John Warner, Richmond
The idea of naming the new federal courthouse in downtown Richmond after Judges Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert R. Merhige Jr. has been circulating for about two years, with a push from local bar groups.
Last October, Sens. John Warner and George Allen introduced legislation to secure the name, but it went nowhere.
Allen [...]
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