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The judicial system appears to have escaped unscathed from the latest round of budget cuts announced today by Gov. Tim Kaine. Kaine did not mention the court system in his remarks to the legislative money committees, and a quick check ...

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Well, certainly not a Judicial Hellhole as defined by the American Tort Reform Association in its annual report on what it views as the worst places to try a case from the civil defendant’s point of view. West Virginia takes ...

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Lawyers for four Gloucester County supervisors “disregarded good billing judgment and went straight for the stars,” according to a motion filed Tuesday by substitute Commonwealth’s Attorney John “Jack” T. Randall. Randall issued the motion in response to the attempt by ...

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The deadline for seeking bar association endorsements for a pending vacancy on the Virginia Court of Appeals isn’t until Dec. 29. But already, three names of potential candidates have surfaced. They are: • Arlington Circuit Judge Joanne F. Alper • ...

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The ACLU of Virginia thinks those angry Gloucester County citizens who tried to oust four county supervisors should not be penalized for their activism.  The ACLU is announcing that it will consider coming to the citizens’ defense if they are ...

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Don’t try this in Virginia, but it appears to have worked in Australia – up to a point. Frustrated at not being able to serve a foreclosure notice by conventional means, an Australian lawyer sent the legal documents to a ...

Don’t try this in Virginia, but it appears to have worked in Australia – up to a point. Frustrated at not being able to serve a foreclosure notice by conventional means, an Australian lawyer sent the legal documents to a ...

William Courtney King Jr., a civic leader and long-time Roanoke attorney, died this past Sunday. He was 85. Mr. King served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. After working in New York City, he practiced ...

Only two of about 60 incumbent judges encountered serious flak when they appeared Thursday before the House and Senate Courts of Justice Committees. Sixth District J&DR Judge Jacqueline R. Waymack had to contend with a finding by the Judicial Inquiry ...

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After three free expression advocacy groups filed a civil suit to overturn Virginia’s campaign button ban on behalf of two Obama supporters, now comes word that a voter in Madison County actually was arrested and charged after refusing to cover ...

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