Legislators had tough questions this month for a handful of Virginia trial judges seeking new terms on the bench. Five of the 47 judges appearing before General Assembly panelists were asked to explain low marks on their bench performance. The ...

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At least nine incumbent Virginia trial court judges seeking new terms could expect tough questions this month about their reviews from attorneys and others. The Supreme Court of Virginia released Judicial Performance Evaluation reports Nov. 26 for 50 judges eligible ...

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Mindful that some judges have not been re-elected after receiving low scores on the Judicial Performance Evaluation reports, Virginia’s trial judges continue to raise questions as the JPE program enters its third year in its second go-round.

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Incumbent judges had an easy time of it at a recent General Assembly interview session. The 2015 interviews stand in stark contrast to the re-election process last year, when five incumbent judges were fired by legislators and not given another ...

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GLEN ALLEN – Conversations about how Virginia chooses its judges often arrive at a conclusion similar to Winston Churchill’s observation about democracy: It’s the worst way to proceed, except for all the rest. “We tend to think our process is ...

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ROANOKE – Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons has named a 14-member panel to recommend improvements for the newly revived Judicial Performance Evaluation program. The program could be expanded to include evaluation of the state’s appellate judges, according to ...

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A handful of withering interviews with judges seeking new terms this month may signal a new level of scrutiny for the judiciary at the Virginia General Assembly. The sharp questioning from legislators Dec. 12 was driven by anonymous surveys of ...

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For the first time, lawyers and the public are getting a look at report cards for Virginia judges. A group of 18 reports from the recently revived Judicial Performance Evaluation program was released Dec. 3 in advance of a series ...

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