The Virginia General Assembly has elected the state’s first African-American female Supreme Court justice, Cleo E. Powell of Chesterfield County, in a historic selection that also marks the first time the state legislature has elected any African-American to the state’s highest court. Others have been appointed by governors and confirmed by lawmakers, according to Sen. […]
Virginia Supreme Court Justice Leroy Roundtree Hassell, Sr. has died. Hassell was Virginia’s first black Supreme Court Justice, appointed by former Governor Timothy Kaine. He was 55 years old. State officials did confirm that Chief Justice Hassell had been ill for quite some time. They did not elaborate on the nature of his health problems. […]
