Onzlee Ware
2020 - Present
2028
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Onzlee Ware is a circuit court judge for the 23rd Judicial Circuit in Roanoke, Virginia. He was elected to the court by the Virginia General Assembly and assumed office on April 1, 2020 for an eight-year term. [1]
Formerly, Ware was a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 11 from 2004 until his resignation on November 14, 2013. He resigned to spend time with his family.[2]
Biography
Ware earned his B.A. from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University in 1976 and his J.D. from North Carolina Central School of Law in 1984.
Since 1988, Ware has been the owner of the Law Office of Onzlee Ware and Associates.[3]
Elections
2013
Ware won re-election in the 2013 election for Virginia House of Delegates District 11. Ware ran unopposed in the June 11th Democratic primary. He was unopposed in the general election which took place on November 5, 2013.[4]
2011
On November 8, 2011, Ware won re-election to District 11 of the Virginia House of Delegates. He was uncontested in the August 23 primary and ran unopposed in the November 8 general election.[5]
2009
In 2009, Ware was re-elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. He defeated Troy Bird in the general election.[6]
| Virginia House of Delegates General Election, District 11 (2009) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Onzlee Ware (D)
|
7,519 | |||
| Troy Bird (R) | 4,934 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Ware is divorced and has one child. He is a member of the National Rifle Association, Sigma Pi Phi - Beta Phi Boule Fraternity and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
2012-2013
In the 2012-2013 session, Ware served on the following committees:
2010-2011
In the 2010-2011 session, Ware served on the following committees:
- Education
- Standards of Quality Subcommittee
- Students and Day Care Subcommittee
- Appropriations
- Compensation and Retirement Subcommittee
- Health and Human Resources Subcommittee
- Public Safety Subcommittee
- Counties, Cities and Towns
External links
- Virginia's Judicial System: Roanoke City Circuit Court
- Virginia's Judicial System: Roanoke County Circuit Court
- Virginia's Judicial System: Salem Circuit Court
- Virginia's Judicial System, "Circuit/District Map"
- Virginia's Judicial System: Individual Circuit Court Pages
- Campaign website
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions:2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003
- Virginia Public Access Project profile
- State Surge - legislative and voting track record
- Richmond Sunlight profile
- OpenStates profile
- Video of 2009 re-election bid announcement
- Onzlee Ware on Wikipedia
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Roanoke Times, "Ex-legislator Onzlee Ware promoted to become Roanoke Circuit Court's first black judge", March 12, 2020
- ↑ The Roanoke Times, "Ware to resign from House of Delegates, citing mother’s poor health," November 14, 2013 (Archived)
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Delegate Ware," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, “Official Results - 2013 General Election," accessed December 2, 2013
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "November 2011 General Election Official Results," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ FollowTheMoney.org, "Virginia House of Delegates 2009 General Election Results," accessed February 11, 2014
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
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Virginia House of Delegates District 11 2004–November 2013 |
Succeeded by S. "Sam" Rasoul (D) |
