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Lisa Lorish

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Lisa Lorish
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Virginia Court of Appeals
Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

4

Compensation

Base salary

$225,325

Elections and appointments
Appointed

August 10, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

Princeton University, 2003

Law

University of Virginia School of Law, 2008

Lisa Lorish is a judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals. Lorish assumed office on September 1, 2021. Lorish's current term ends on August 31, 2029.

The Virginia General Assembly elected Lorish to the court on August 10, 2021, to fill a seat created by Senate Bill 1261, which increased the court from 11 to 17 judges.[1][2]

Biography

Education

Lorish earned a B.A. in psychology from Princeton University in 2003 and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2008.[3]

Career

  • 2021 - Present: Judge, Virginia Court of Appeals
  • 2014-2021: Assistant federal public defender and appellate specialist, Federal Public Defender
  • 2017-2021: Lecturer, University of Virginia School of Law
  • 2011-2014: Associate, McGuireWoods
  • 2008-2011: Litigation associate, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
  • 2007: Summer associate, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
  • 2006: Summer associate, Weil Gotshal & Manges
  • 2003-2005: Project analyst, Mintz Levin
  • 2002: Summer intern, Wilberforce Forum[3]

See also

Virginia Judicial Selection More Courts
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