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William Branch Giles, for whom the county was named. Giles County was established in 1806 from Montgomery, Monroe, Wythe, and Tazewell counties. The county is named for William Branch Giles [3] who was born in Amelia County in 1762. Giles became a lawyer and from there was elected to the United States House of Representatives where he served ...
Giles County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia. The central block was built in 1836, and is a two-story, rectangular, brick building in the Federal style. It was originally T-shaped, but flanking wings were added soon after its original construction.
All counties, with the exception of Arlington County, are further subdivided into magisterial districts. [1] Magisterial districts are defined by the United States Census Bureau as a minor civil division that is a nonfunctioning subdivision used in conducting elections or recording land ownership, and are not governments. [ 1 ]
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.
Location of Giles County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Giles County, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Giles County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
Pearisburg is a town in and the county seat of Giles County, Virginia, United States. [5] The population was 2,909 at the time of the 2020 census. [2] Pearisburg is part of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg metropolitan area.
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. [2]
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 ...