Virginia judicial elections, 2010
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The Virginia judicial elections of 2010 consisted of a Primary Election on June 8, 2010 and a General Election on November 2, 2010.
Overview
The Supreme Court of Virginia consists of seven justices who can be chosen by the Governor, but they must be elected by the state legislature. This also holds true in the state of South Carolina.
Justice Lawrence Koontz of the Supreme Court of Virginia reached the mandatory age of retirement at seventy years old in February of 2011 and retired. There were no other justices up for election on the Supreme Court of Virginia in 2010.
According to an article in The Virginian-Pilot by Aaron Applegate and Mike Saewitz, there was a bill moving through the Virginia State Senate that could possibly raise the mandatory age of retirement to seventy-three years of age, and in some people's opinion, possibly save the state of Virginia money.
Senator John S. Edwards, D-Roanoke, the sponsor of SB206 stated, "Today's 60-somethings are like yesterday's 50-somethings. People are living longer and they're healthier."[1]
See also
- Judicial elections, 2010
- Judicial selection in Virginia
- Campaign finance requirements for Virginia judicial elections
External links
- US Elections: Virginia
- Candidate and Media Information
- 2010 Elections Calendar
- American Judicature Society, "Judicial Selection in the States: Virginia," archived February 19, 2011
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