The Court of Appeals of Virginia,established January 1,1985,is an intermediate appellate court of 17 judges that hears appeals from decisions of Virginia's circuit courts and the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. The Court sits in panels of at least three judges,and sometimes hears cases en banc. Appeals from the Court of Appeals go to the Supreme Court of Virginia.
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the state supreme court of the state of West Virginia,the highest of West Virginia's state courts. The court sits primarily at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston,although from 1873 to 1915,it was also required by state law to hold sessions in Charles Town in the state's Eastern Panhandle. The court also holds special sittings at various locations across the state.
Cynthia Dinah Kinser is an American lawyer who served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Kinser was elected by the Virginia General Assembly to her first 12-year term to the Virginia Supreme Court in 1998,after being appointed by Governor George Allen to fill a 1997 vacancy. Kinser was elected to a second 12-year term during the 2010 session of the General Assembly. She became Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court on February 1,2011. She is the first woman to hold the office of Chief Justice on the Court.
Donald Wayne Lemons is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. He served as chief justice from 2015 to 2021. He received both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Virginia.
Dolly Maizie Gee is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Michael Francis Urbanski is a senior United States district judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia and a former United States magistrate judge of the same court.
Craig F. Stowers was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice,and the 18th chief justice,of the Alaska Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Sean Parnell in 2009 as an associate justice to replace retiring Justice Robert Eastaugh. Stowers was one of seven candidates recommended to the Governor by the Alaska Judicial Council out of a record 25 applicants.
Arthur John Pelander III is a former justice of the Arizona Supreme Court.
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 on District Courts,the Judicial Conferences,the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission,and various other offices and officers.
Christopher Ray Chandler is an American lawyer,politician,and former judge. He is a former Sutter County Superior Court judge,and a former member of the California State Assembly from the 3rd district from 1986 to 1992.
Tilman Eugene "Tripp" Self III is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia and a former Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
William Lynn "Chip" Campbell Jr. is an American lawyer who serves as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Egan Kirk Walker is an American lawyer and judge from Nevada. He is a judge in the General Jurisdiction of the Second Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada. He was appointed to this role by Governor Brian Sandoval on December 20,2017. Prior to this appointment he had served in the family division of the same court for nine years.
Eliot Dalton Prescott is an American lawyer and former judge on the Connecticut Appellate Court.
Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He formerly served as a judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 2006 to 2020.
Carla Wong McMillian is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia and former judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
David Todd Markle is a Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
Christine F. Chandler is an American politician,lawyer,and former judge serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 43rd district.
Thomas Peter Mann is a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia and former circuit court judge of Virginia's 19th Judicial Circuit in Fairfax County. He was elected by the Virginia General Assembly to be a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia for a 12-year term commencing on August 1,2022.
