SW Virginia law blog

Today I read an opinion from the Court of Appeals in Henderson v. McCain , decided on the issue of res judicata. One of the issues was wheth...

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 ...

 I see here that former Magistrate Judge Waugh Crigler has passed away. Judge Crigler was a ball of fire as a teacher, a mediator, and a jud...

In January, my good friend Howard McElroy passed away. On Facebook, I wrote this: Howard McElroy was like a profane guardian angel who watch...

Today in Com. v. Barney , the majority of the Supreme Court of Virginia upheld the conviction of the defendant for use of a firearm in a ban...

In today's opinion about fees, both the majority and the dissent seemed to be looking the wrong way in wrestling with the argument about...

I learned today from Steve Emmert by way of Paul Fletcher that Justice William Mims has announced his plans to retire from the Supreme Court...

Earlier this week I appeared before Judge Fred Rowlett who was sworn in two years ago, joining Circuit Judge Randy Lowe, Juvenile Judge Flor...