New magistrate judgeship for W.D. Va.

Via VLW, the Richmond paper reports here ("Extra judge slated to help in northern part of valley," 3/26/04) that the government is planning to add a magistrate judge position for the northern end of the W.D. Va. Currently, there are three magistrate judges, one in Abingdon, one in Roanoke, and one in Charlottesville. The new magistrate judge would evidently sit in Harrisonburg.