Oil on linen canvas, 25 x 32 in., by Vicars Lynn McKinney, 2012

Born 1959 in Richlands, Virginia

Elected by the General Assembly on July 29, 2011 to a 12-year term beginning August 1, 2011, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Lawrence L. Koontz, Jr. Service terminated by retirement.

Education:
College of William and Mary, B.A., 1980
University of Dayton, J.D., 1984

Other judicial service:
Judge, Court of Appeals of Virginia, 2003-2011

Professional career:
Staff associate, National Center for State Courts, 1980-1981
Private practice of law in Abingdon, Virginia (1984-1986, 1989-2002) and Kingsport, Tennessee (1986-1989)
Chief deputy attorney general, 2002-2003
Dean, Appalachian School of Law, 2019-2021
Chief Executive Officer, Virginia Tech Foundation, 2021-

Sources:
Elected, Journal of the Senate of Virginia, 2011 Special Session I, 119; sworn in on August 1, 2011, 282 Va., v; birthplace, Martindale Hubble Law Directory (Summit, NJ: Martindale-Hubble, Inc.); 1986 edition; education and career, The American Bench: Judges of the Nation (Forster-Long, Inc., 2009), 2451, and transcript of investiture on September 1, 2011, published in 282 Va., xii-xxv.