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Leroy Hassell
Leroy Roundtree Hassell, Sr. was a justice on the Supreme Court of Virginia. He was appointed to the court by Democratic former Governor George L. Baliles in 1989 during a recess of the Virginia General Assembly and his term was set to expire on January 31, 2014.[1] However, Hassell passed away on February 9, 2011.[2]
Justice Hassell was the first black chief justice of the Virginia Supreme Court.[3] He was sworn in to that position on February 11, 2003 and stepped down as chief justice in 2010.[4]
Education
Hassell received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia in 1977 and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1980.[5]
Career
Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court of Virginia, Justice Hassell worked as an attorney in private practice. In 1989, Governor George L. Baliles appointed Hassell to the Supreme Court of Virginia. The court's justices elected Hassell Chief Justice in 2002.[3]
Awards and associations
- Former director of Richmond Renaissance
- Former director of the Greater Richmond Chapter of the American Red Cross
- Former director of the Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts
- Former chairman of the Richmond School Board [4]
See also
External links
- Project Vote Smart, Chief Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell, Sr. (VA)
- PilotOnline.com, "A lawyer's duty to Virginia's poor," April 30, 2010
- University of Virginia, "Norfolk native is Va.'s first black chief justice," August 29, 2002
Footnotes
- ↑ Justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia
- ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Virginia Supreme Court Justice Leroy R. Hassell Sr. dies at 55," February 10, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A&S Online "Norfolk native is Va.'s first black chief justice," August 29, 2002
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Richmond Times Dispatch "Hassell to step down as the state’s chief justice," May 12, 2010
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, Chief Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell, Sr. (VA)
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