The judges of the 23rd Judicial Circuit of Virginia unanimously elected William D. Broadhurst as chief judge. His two-year term began July 1.
Judge Broadhurst succeeds Charles N. Dorsey as chief judge of the circuit, which includes the City of Roanoke, the City of Salem and Roanoke County.
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New chief judge for 23rd Circuit
July 8th, 2010 · Comments Off · Circuit Courts, Judges, Roanoke, Roanoke County
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Schools found immune from student lawsuits
February 23rd, 2009 · Comments Off · Roanoke County, Schools
Two lawsuits against the Roanoke County School Board alleging student mistreatment have been dismissed based on sovereign immunity.
Roanoke attorney Harvey Lutins, who filed both suits in Roanoke County Circuit Court, said on Friday that he intends to explore whether the cases can be pursued through other legal avenues, reports The Roanoke Times.
One suit [...]
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Clemens tapped for Roanoke County judgeship
April 25th, 2008 · Comments Off · Judges, Roanoke County
The General Assembly earlier this week elected judges for many of the open seats across the commonwealth. One of the positions that remained vacant after Wednesday was a general district judgeship in Roanoke County. Judge Julian Raney retired at the end of December.
Local legislators were deadlocked between Roanoke Commonwealth’s Attorney Donald Caldwell and Salem [...]
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Roanoke judge won’t stop collection of driver fees
September 26th, 2007 · Comments Off · Civil Remedial Fees, Roanoke County
A Roanoke County circuit judge has rebuffed a request to stop statewide collection of “civil remedial fees” from “abusive drivers.” The Roanoke Times reports that Judge Jim Swanson denied an injunction to a team of lawyers representing several drivers who face assessment of the new hefty fees.
The judge expressed some skepticism about their lawsuit [...]
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