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Kinser appointed chief justice
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August 31, 2010
Virginia: Judge Cynthia Kinser was elected on August 31, 2010 to be the next chief justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. She was elected by her fellow Supreme Court justices to a five-year term beginning in February of 2010. She will replace Chief Judge Leroy Hassell in February and is the first woman in the state to hold this position.
Kinser has served on the Supreme Court since 1997, when she was first appointed by Gov. Allen. Before joining the high court, she worked as a U.S. Magistrate Judge and Lee County Commonwealth Attorney.[1]
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