Rebecca Connelly
Rebecca Connelly is the chief judge of the Western District of Virginia. When she joined the court on July 11, 2012, she became the court's first female judge. Connelly replaced Judge Ross W. Krumm. Her term will expire on July 10, 2026.[1]
Education
Connelly received her undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland and her J.D. from Washington & Lee University.[2]
Career
Connelly began her career as a law clerk to Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr. She went on to practice bankruptcy law in Washington, D.C. and Virginia. Next, as an appointed Standing Chapter 13 Trustee, she worked on individual bankruptcy cases and also as an appointed Chapter 12 Trustee, she worked on farm reorganizations in the Western District of Virginia starting in October of 2010.[1]
See also
- United States bankruptcy court, Western District of Virginia
- United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
- United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
External links
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Officeholder United States Bankruptcy Court Western District of Virginia |
Footnotes
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
