Stephen R. McCullough
Stephen R. McCullough is a justice on the Virginia Supreme Court. He was elected to the court by the Virginia General Assembly on March 10, 2016, for a term commencing March 3, 2016.[1] He succeeded Justice LeRoy Millette.[1] His term expires on March 2, 2028.[2]
McCullough formerly served as a judge on the Virginia Court of Appeals from 2011 to 2016.[3]
Education
McCullough received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and his J.D. from the T.C. Williams School of Law.[4]
Career
McCullough joined the Virginia Supreme Court in 2016 for a 12-year term ending on March 2, 2028. Prior to his supreme court appointment, McCullough was a judge on the Virginia Court of Appeals. He was elected to that court by the Virginia General Assembly in July 2011 and served until March 2016. Before joining the Court of Appeals, McCullough was senior appellate counsel to the Virginia Attorney General.[5]
State profile
| Demographic data for Virginia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 8,367,587 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 39,490 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 69% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 19.2% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 6% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 8.6% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 88.3% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 36.3% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $65,015 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 13% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Virginia. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Virginia
Virginia voted for the Democratic candidate in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, five are located in Virginia, accounting for 2.43 percent of the total pivot counties.[6]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Virginia had five Retained Pivot Counties, 2.76 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WTVR-TV, "General Assembly elects McCullough to state Supreme Court," March 10, 2016
- ↑ Virginia's Judicial System, "Justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Virginia's Judicial System: Judges of the Court of Appeals of Virginia
- ↑ Virginia Attorney General Website, "Press Release: Attorney general's senior appellate counsel elected to Court of Appeals of Virginia," July 29, 2011
- ↑ The Washington Post, "House, Senate elevate two appellate judges to Supreme Court; one is first black female justice," July 29, 2011
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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| Former | Lawrence Koontz • Steven Agee • Leroy Millette • Larry Elder (Virginia) • Robert Frank (Virginia) • Robert Humphreys • D. Arthur Kelsey • Elizabeth McClanahan • James Haley • William Petty • Cleo Powell • Sam Coleman (Virginia) • Jere Willis • Rosemarie Annunziata • Rudolph Bumgardner • Jean Clements • Rossie Alston • Walter Felton • Teresa M. Chafin • Stephen R. McCullough • Thomas P. Mann • Johanna L. Fitzpatrick • Wesley G. Russell Jr. • | ||
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
