Lawrence L. Koontz, Jr., Court of Appeals Judge January 1, 1985-April 30, 1993; Chief Judge, April 1, 1985-April 30, 1993; Supreme Court Justice August 16, 1995-February 1, 2011; Senior Justice, 2011-2024

Lawrence L. Koontz speaking during the 2013 interview. He is seated in a chair in front of a book shelf wearing a suit and tie.

Interview with the Hon. Lawrence L. Koontz May 17, 2013.

Listen to an audio recording of an oral history interview of Senior Justice Lawrence L. Koontz, Jr., by Gail Warren, Virginia State Law Librarian, on May 17, 2013, at the Supreme Court Building in Richmond, or read the transcript.

Five of the 1985 Court of Appeals judges are seated in front of a bookshelf near an interviewer. A coffee table is before them with some papers.

Court of Appeals Group Oral History Interview, recorded at WCVE studios on March 27, 2013. Left to right: Hon. Norman K. Moon, Hon. Sam W. Coleman, III, Hon. Barbara Milano Keenan, Hon. James W. Benton, Hon. Lawrence L. Koontz, Jr., and Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander, Professor of History, Norfolk State University.

Listen to an audio recording of an oral history interview of Senior Justice Koontz and four colleagues (Retired Judge James W. Benton, Jr., Senior Judge Sam W. Coleman, III; U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge Barbara Milano Keenan, and U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia Judge Norman K. Moon) who served with him on the first Court of Appeals when it was inaugurated in 1985, or read the transcript.