INDEX TO JUDICIAL BRANCHSupreme Court <strong>Of</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong> 1<strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>State</strong> Bar 1Judicial Inquiry And <strong>Review</strong> Commission 1Indigent Defense Commission 1<strong>Virginia</strong> Board <strong>Of</strong> Bar Examiners 2Circuit Courts In <strong>Virginia</strong> 3District Courts In <strong>Virginia</strong> 16Court <strong>Of</strong> Appeals <strong>Of</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong> 39Chief Magistrates 40
Clerk of CourtMs. Patricia L. HarringtonSupreme Court of <strong>Virginia</strong>100 N. 9th Street, 5th FloorRichmond, VA 23219P (804) 786-2251W courts.state.va.us/courts/scv/supreme.htmlChief JusticeHon. Cynthia D. Kinser P (804) 786-2251P. O. Box 1315100 North Ninth StreetRichmond, VA 23218-1315JusticesHon. Donald W. Lemons P (804) 786-2251P. O. Box 1315100 North Ninth StreetRichmond, VA 23218-1315Hon. LeRoy F. Millette Jr. P (804) 786-2251P. O. Box 1315100 North Ninth StreetRichmond, VA 23218-1315Hon. S. Bernard Goodwyn P (804) 786-2251P. O. Box 1315100 North Ninth StreetRichmond, VA 23218-1315Hon. William C. Mims P (804) 786-2251P. O. Box 1315100 North Ninth StreetRichmond, VA 23218-1315Hon. Elizabeth A. McClanahan P (804) 786-2251P. O. Box 1315100 North Ninth StreetRichmond, VA 23218-1315Hon. Cleo E. Powell P (804) 786-2251P. O. Box 1315100 North Ninth StreetRichmond, VA 23218-1315Senior JusticesHon. Charles S. Russell P (804) 786-2251P. O. Box 1315100 North Ninth StreetRichmond, VA 23218-1315Hon. Harry L. Carrico P (804) 786-2251P. O. Box 1315100 North Ninth StreetRichmond, VA 23218-1315Hon. Lawrence L. Koontz Jr. P (804) 786-2251P. O. Box 1315, 100 North Ninth StreetRichmond, VA 23218-1315Hon. Elizabeth B. Lacy P (804) 786-2251P. O. Box 1315, 100 North Ninth StreetRichmond, VA 23218-1315707 East Main Street, Suite 1500Richmond, <strong>Virginia</strong> 23219-2800P (804) 775-0500TDD (804) 775-0502W www.vsb.orgSUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIAAlthough the Supreme Court of <strong>Virginia</strong> possesses both original and appellate jurisdiction, its primary function is to review decisions of lower courts.<strong>Virginia</strong> does not allow an appeal to the Supreme Court as a matter of right except in cases involving the <strong>State</strong> Corporation Commission, the disbarmentof an attorney, and review of the death penalty.W courts.state.va.us/courts/scv/home.htmlSUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIAVIRGINIA STATE BARJudicial - 1Purpose: The <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>State</strong> Bar (VSB) was created in 1938 by the GeneralAssembly as an agency of the Supreme Court of <strong>Virginia</strong>.Clerk's <strong>Of</strong>fice P (804) 775-0539E clerk@vsb.org F (804) 775-0501Executive Director and Chief Operating <strong>Of</strong>ficerKaren A. Gould P (804) 775-05508th & Main Building707 East Main Street, Suite 1500Richmond, VA 23219-2800E gould@vsb.org*Member of the Executive CommitteePresident of Council*Warren David Harless, Esq. P (804) 697-4138Christian & Barton, L.L.P. Suite 1200 F (804) 697-4112909 East Main StreetRichmond, VA 23219-3095President-Elect of Council*Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. P (703) 359-0700Suite 225 F (703) 359-84343975 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030Immediate Past President*George Warren Shanks, Esq. P (540) 743-4511Miller, Earle & Shanks, PLLC F (540) 743-3591136 General Drive, Suite 200PO Box 246, Luray, VA 22835JUDICIAL INQUIRY AND REVIEW COMMISSIONJudicial Inquiry and <strong>Review</strong> CommissionP.O. Box 367 P (804) 786-6636Richmond, <strong>Virginia</strong> 23218-0367 F (804) 371-0650W courts.state.va.us/agencies/jircPurpose: The Commission investigates charges of misconduct or seriousmental or physical disability against all state court judges, members ofthe <strong>State</strong> Corporation Commission and members of the <strong>Virginia</strong> Workers’Compensation Commission. The Commission has seven members: threejudges, two lawyers and two citizens who are not lawyers. Members areelected by the General Assembly to four-year terms.CounselDonald R. Curry P (804) 786-6636P.O. Box 367 F (804) 371-0650Richmond, VA 23218-0367Assistant CounselKenneth Montero P (804) 786-6636P.O. Box 367 F (804) 371-0650Richmond, VA 23218-0367INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION1604 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 200 P (804) 662-7249Richmond, VA 23229 F (804) 662-7359W www.indigentdefense.virginia.govContactCatherine S. Rusz P (804) 662-72491604 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 200 F (804) 662-7359Richmond, VA 23229E crusz@adm.idc.virginia.govPurpose : The <strong>Virginia</strong> Indigent Defense Commission supports the Commonwealth’sConstitutional obligation to provide legal representation toindigent criminal defendants through the administration of a state publicdefender system and the certification of court appointed counsel.
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