I saw in Virginia Lawyers Weekly that the Virginia State Bar is being asked to assess candidates for the vacancy on the Court of Appeals of Virginia that is being created by the retirement of Judge Robert Humphreys.
Years ago, I got to meet Judge Humphreys at the Appalachian School of Law when there was some moot court event and I was a last minute substitute for someone else on the panel of moot court judges. Judge Humphreys is delightful. He made me believe that he loved his job on the court of appeals. In more recent years, I appeared before panels that included him a couple of times and have listened to his voice on the audio recordings of many arguments. I hope the legislature picks someone just like him, if that's possible.
