A Bedford County circuit judge will suppress or exclude statements made by a felony murder defendant subject to terms of an immunity agreement with prosecutors in Montgomery County, Maryland. The court first addressed whether the commonwealth is contractually obligated by ...

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A longtime circuit judge from Virginia Beach has been dealt a blow in his bid for a third term, as a child advocacy group urged legislators to block his re-election. Some lawmakers say they share the group’s concerns about comments ...

Tagged with: General Assembly Judge H. Thomas Padrick Jr. Judge James W. Updike Jr. Judgeships

Bedford County Circuit Judge James W. Updike Jr. was prepared to answer questions about his temper control as he appeared before a General Assembly panel Dec. 13. He was caught off guard when legislators asked him to explain why his ...

Tagged with: General Assembly Judge James W. Updike Jr. Judgeships

A Bedford judge came to make amends for a temper outburst and found himself – alongside his local commonwealth’s attorney – defending his court’s sentencing practices. A Virginia Beach judge complained he was unfairly forced to defend accusations about a ...

Tagged with: General Assembly Judge H. Thomas Padrick Jr. Judge James W. Updike Jr. Judgeships

A circuit judge up for re-election at the coming General Assembly session may confront questions about his curt treatment of a lawyer during a 2009 courtroom exchange that prompted a disciplinary charge. That year, Bedford County Circuit Judge James W. ...

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