Wesley G. Russell, Jr., February 1, 2015-June 30, 2022

Portrait of the Hon. Wesley G. Russell, Jr.

Photographic portrait, 2015.

Born 1970 in Hampton, Virginia.

Elected by the General Assembly on January 20, 2014 to an eight-year term beginning February 1, 2015. Service terminated by election to the Supreme Court of Virginia.

Education:

University of Virginia, B.A., 1992.
George Mason University, J.D., 1995.

Other judicial service:

Law clerk to Judge R.W. Duling, Judge Donald W. Lemons, Judge T.N. Nance, and Judge W.W. Stout, III, Richmond Circuit Court, 1995-1996.
Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia, July 1, 2022-present.

Professional career:

Private practice, Richmond, 1996-2010; 2014-2015.
Deputy attorney general, Civil Litigation Division, 2010-2014.


Sources:
Elected, JH 687 summary, retrieved from the Virginia Legislative Information Service on January 22, 2015; education, Martindale- Hubbell Law Directory (Summit, NJ: Martindale-Hubble, Inc., 1954-), 2010 ed., VA429B.