Pursuant to the By-Laws of the Virginia Women Attorneys Association (“VWAA”), the VWAA will empanel a Judicial Screening Committee (“Committee”) to interview and consider candidates for five vacancies on the Court of Appeals of Virginia.   The Committee will consist of at least five VWAA members.

Interviews of candidates will be conducted virtually via Zoom during the first week of February, 2021.

Candidates interested in applying should submit an application to the VWAA by January 8, 2021 by: 

1. Downloading the application as a PDF from the VWAA website and emailing the completed application to mparker@decklaw.com and lu@aloupaslaw.com; or
2. Completing the application electronically through the VWAA website and listing mparker@decklaw.com and lu@aloupaslaw.com in the field for question #4.

You may also review the Rules of the Judiciary Screening Committee.

The Honorable Liam O’Grady, Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, assumed Senior status on May 1, 2020. As such, pursuant to the By‐Laws of the Virginia Women Attorneys Association (“VWAA”), the VWAA will empanel a Judicial Screening Committee (“Committee”) to interview and consider candidates for the judicial vacancy. The Committee will consist of at least five VWAA members.

Interviews of candidates will be conducted virtually via Zoom on January 28, 2021. Candidates interested in applying should submit an application to Maureen E. Carr (mcarr@beankinney.com) and Kristi Cahoon Kelly (kkelly@kellyguzzo.com), Co‐Chairs of the Committee, by January 8, 2021. If you are completing an online application please include mcarr@beankinney.com, kkelly@kellyguzzo.com in the field for question #4 so they will receive the applications directly. The application can also be downloaded as a PDF as well as the Rules of the Judiciary Screening Committee.

VWAA members who practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia are needed to sit on the Committee. To apply for a seat on the Committee, please contact Maureen E. Carr (mcarr@beankinney.com) and Kristi Cahoon Kelly (kkelly@kellyguzzo.com) by December 23, 2020.

The Judicial Selection Committee of the Loudoun Chapter, pursuant to the By‐Laws of the Virginia Women Attorneys Association (“VWAA”), hereby gives notice of the judicial selection process for the vacancy in the 20th Judicial District, General District Court. 

Candidates interested in applying for the vacancy are asked, if they have not already done so, to send, via email, an advisory of their intent to apply to the Committee Chair, Rachel Robinson, at rrobinson@levaylaw.com, no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 9, 2020. 

Candidates must then complete and electronically submit to rrobinson@levaylaw.com, Rachel Robinson, a signed VWAA Judicial Candidate Questionnaire no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 14, 2020. Although not required, it is appreciated if you also download or print the Questionnaire and email it to all the Committee members. 

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On October 29, 2020 the Northern Virginia Chapter's Judicial Screening Committee conducted virtual interviews of nine candidates for two anticipated vacancies in the 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Fairfax County Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court. The results of the screening interviews and additional information about each candidate can be found in the letter issued by the Virginia Women Attorneys Association on November 11, 2020.

On October 27, 2020 the Northern Virginia Chapter's Judicial Screening Committee conducted virtual interviews of seven candidates for the anticipated vacancy in the 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Fairfax County Circuit Court. The results of the screening interviews and additional information about each candidate can be found in the letter issued by the Virginia Women Attorneys Association on November 11, 2020.