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Eileen A. Olds
Eileen A. Olds was a district court judge for the Chesapeake Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court in Virginia.[1] She began serving on the court in June 1995. Olds retired on July 1, 2019.[2]
Olds was one of the two first African-American judges appointed in the First Judicial District. She was also the first female judge to serve in the district.[3][4]
Education
Olds received her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia in 1979 and her J.D. from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary in 1982.[4]
Career
Before she became a judge, Olds worked as an attorney in private practice with a focus in family and criminal defense law. She also previously worked for the State Department of Highways and Transportation and served as both a commissioner in chancery and as a divorce commissioner.[5]
Awards and associations
- Thurgood Marshall Award, National Bar Association
- Jones Memorial Award, National Judges Association
- Minerva Award, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. at the University of Virginia
- President, American Judges Association (2007-2008)
- Board Member, Judicial Council, National Bar Association[4]
See also
External links
- Virginia's Judicial System, Chesapeake Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
- Virginia's Judicial System, "Circuit/District Map"
- Virginia's Judicial System: District Court Overview
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia's Judicial System, Chesapeake Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
- ↑ Virginia Lawyers Weekly, "Chesapeake’s Judge Olds to retire," June 4, 2019
- ↑ Virginia's Judicial System, Chesapeake Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Per information submitted to Judgepedia via email on October 16, 2011
- ↑ W&M Law School, "'Tell It to the Judge' Becomes More than a Slogan: Judge Eileen Olds '82 Initiates Community Outreach Program," accessed December 15, 2013
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Virginia, Western District of Virginia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Virginia, Western District of Virginia
State courts:
Virginia Supreme Court • Virginia Court of Appeals • Virginia Circuit Courts • Virginia District Courts • Virginia Magistrates
State resources:
Courts in Virginia • Virginia judicial elections • Judicial selection in Virginia
