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This is a list of past and present judges of the Supreme Court of Virginia.The court's name was the Supreme Court of Appeals until it was changed in 1971. [1] Members were titled Judge until a 1928 constitutional amendment changed the title to Justice and designated the presiding member Chief Justice.
Patricia Tolliver Giles (née Patricia Denise Tolliver, born 1973) [1] is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. She served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia from 2003 to 2021 then became a judge.
Frucci was appointed to the Virginia Beach General District Court in 2009, and elevated to the Virginia Beach Circuit Court in 2013, and finally to the Virginia Court of Appeals in March 2024. [3] While a Circuit Court judge, Frucci created the first ever Drug Court in the City of Virginia Beach in 2016. [5]
The Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Virginia.It primarily hears direct appeals in civil cases from the trial-level city and county circuit courts, as well as the criminal law, family law and administrative law cases that are initially appealed to the Court of Appeals of Virginia.
The Court of Appeals of Virginia was established on January 1, 1985, as an intermediate court of limited appellate jurisdiction, initially with ten judges, with an eleventh judge added in 2000. [ 2 ] In March 2021, legislation was passed to expand the jurisdiction and composition of the Court from 11 judges to 17 judges, coming into effect July ...
The Judiciary of Virginia is defined under the Constitution and law of Virginia and is composed of the Supreme Court of Virginia and subordinate courts, including the Court of Appeals, the Circuit Courts, and the General District Courts. Its administration is headed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Judicial Council, the Committee ...
Tracy William Thorne-Begland (born October 3, 1966) is an American judge on the General District Court of Richmond, Virginia, appointed in 2012. He was the first openly gay jurist elected by the Virginia General Assembly. [1] After graduation from university, Thorne-Begland served in a jet combat squadron of the United States Navy. [2]
He received his judicial commission on May 13, 2011. [4] He became chief judge on July 3, 2017 and served until July 4, 2024. [4] In July 2023, Urbanski gave a one-year notice that he would be taking senior status. [8] Virginia's senators recommended Jasmine Yoon for Urbanski's position, and President Joe Biden nominated her in January 2024 ...