Scenes from the Greenbrier

It's a great day at the Judicial Conference.
















And, I got to meet Howard Bashman, as evidenced by this out-of-focus photo attempt:

On new judges at the 77th Judicial Conference of the Fourth Circuit

The new judges at this year's Judicial Conference include several from Virginia. It will be interesting to hear them all speak. The list includes:

The Honorable Michael F. Urbanski
United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia

The Honorable Arenda L. Wright Allen
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia

The Honorable Max O. Cogburn, Jr.
United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina

The Honorable Ellen L. Hollander
United States District Judge for the District of Maryland

The Honorable James K. Bredar
United States District Judge for the District of Maryland

The Honorable John A. Gibney, Jr.
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia

The Honorable Catherine C. Eagles
United States District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina

The Honorable J. Michelle Childs
United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina

The Honorable Richard M. Gergel
United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina

The Honorable Irene C. Berger
United States District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia

The Honorable Albert Diaz
United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit

The Honorable James A. Wynn, Jr.
United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit

The Honorable Barbara Milano Keenan
United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit

The Honorable Andre M. Davis
United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit

The Honorable G. Steven Agee
United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.

On Ann K. Sullivan

Years ago, I went to the winter meeting of The Virginia Bar Association in Williamsburg and randomly sat at a banquet table with Ann Sullivan and her family (or at least one daughter), and ever since then, I've been a big fan and so I am delighted that she is featured on the cover of this year's Virginia Super Lawyers publication.

Other favorites who have been profiled in Super Lawyers include Anne Marie Whittemore and Bruce Cryder.