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Courts of Justice Committee, Virginia House of Delegates
The Courts of Justice Committee is a standing committee of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Virginia House of Delegates are assigned by the Speaker of the House. The Speaker also appoints each committee chair and vice-chair. No member may serve as chair or vice-chair on more than one committee except for the Speaker, who automatically serves as the House Rules Committee chair. Each committee is apportioned based on the proportion of majority and minority party members in the House.[1][2] A majority of appointed members constitutes a quorum.[3]
See rules: House Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
House Courts of Justice Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (12) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
House Courts of Justice Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2020-2021 legislative session
House Courts of Justice Committee, 2020-2021 |
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Democratic members (13) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2016 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2016 legislative session.
Courts of Justice Members, 2016 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Vivian Watts | • Dave Albo, Chair | |||
• David Toscano | • Rob Bell, Vice-Chair | |||
• Charniele Herring | • Terry Kilgore | |||
• Jenn McClellan | • Ben Cline | |||
• Patrick Hope | • C. Todd Gilbert | |||
• T. Monty Mason | • Jackson H. Miller | |||
• Paul Krizek | • Manoli Loupassi | |||
• Greg Habeeb | ||||
• Randall Minchew | ||||
• Rick Morris | ||||
• Jay Leftwich | ||||
• Les R. Adams | ||||
• Jeffrey L. Campbell | ||||
• Chris Collins (Virginia) | ||||
• Jason Miyares |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Courts of Justice Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Vivian Watts | • Dave Albo, Chair | |||
• David Toscano | • Rob Bell, Vice-Chair | |||
• Charniele Herring | • Terry Kilgore | |||
• Jenn McClellan | • Ben Cline | |||
• Patrick Hope | • C. Todd Gilbert | |||
• T. Monty Mason | • Jackson H. Miller | |||
• Joseph C. Lindsey | • Manoli Loupassi | |||
• Ronald Villanueva | ||||
• Greg Habeeb | ||||
• Randall Minchew | ||||
• Rick Morris | ||||
• Jay Leftwich | ||||
• Les R. Adams | ||||
• Jeffrey L. Campbell | ||||
• Dave A. LaRock |
2014 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2014 legislative session.
Courts of Justice Committee Members, 2014 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Vivian Watts | • Dave Albo, Chair | |||
• David Toscano | • Rob Bell, Vice-Chair | |||
• Charniele Herring | • Terry Kilgore | |||
• Jenn McClellan | • Ben Cline | |||
• T. Monty Mason | • C. Todd Gilbert | |||
• Mark Keam | • Jackson H. Miller | |||
• Patrick Hope | • Manoli Loupassi | |||
• Ronald Villanueva | ||||
• Greg Habeeb | ||||
• Randall Minchew | ||||
• Rick Morris | ||||
• Jay Leftwich | ||||
• A. Benton Chafin | ||||
• Les R. Adams | ||||
• Jeffrey L. Campbell |
2012-2013
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2012 legislative session.
Courts of Justice Committee Members, 2012 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (13) | |||
• Charniele Herring | • Dave Albo, Chair | |||
• Joe Johnson | • Rob Bell, Vice-Chair | |||
• Jenn McClellan | • Ben Cline | |||
• David Toscano | • Peter Farrell | |||
• Vivian Watts | • C. Todd Gilbert | |||
• Greg Habeeb | ||||
• Salvatore Iaquinto | ||||
• Terry Kilgore | ||||
• Manoli Loupassi | ||||
• Jackson H. Miller | ||||
• Randall Minchew | ||||
• Rick Morris | ||||
• Ronald Villanueva |
2010-2011
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2010 legislative session.
Courts of Justice Committee Members, 2010 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Joe Johnson | • Dave Albo, Chair | |||
• Ward Armstrong | • Clay Athey, Vice-Chair | |||
• Vivian Watts | • Terry Kilgore | |||
• Dave Marsden | • Morgan Griffith | |||
• David Toscano | • C. Todd Gilbert | |||
• Bill Barlow | • William Fralin | |||
• Patrick Hope | • Ben Cline | |||
• Charniele Herring | • Jackson H. Miller | |||
• Jenn McClellan | • Bill Janis | |||
• Rob Bell | ||||
• Manoli Loupassi | ||||
• Salvatore Iaquinto | ||||
• Chris Peace | ||||
• William Cleaveland | ||||
• Ronald Villanueva | ||||
• Greg Habeeb |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Members who are not affiliated with the majority party or largest minority party are counted as members of the majority party.
- ↑ This provision does not apply to the House Rules Committee.
- ↑ Virginia General Assembly, "Rules of the House of Delegates," accessed Feb. 24, 2021