Wesley G. Russell Jr.
Wesley G. Russell Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals | |
| Assumed office February 1, 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Virginia General Assembly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 (age 51–52) Hampton, Virginia |
| Education | College of William & Mary (B.A.) Antonin Scalia Law School (J.D.) |
Wesley G. Russell Jr. (born 1970) is a Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals.
Life and education[]
Russell was born in 1970 in Hampton, Virginia and received his Bachelor of Arts from University of Virginia and his Juris Doctor from Antonin Scalia Law School (previously George Mason University School of Law).[1]
Legal career[]
Prior to joining the court, Russell was the deputy attorney general for civil litigation for the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was also a partner at the law firm of McSweeney, Crump, Childress & Timple PC. He started his career as a law clerk for the Virginia 13th Judicial Circuit.[2]
Service on Virginia Court of Appeals[]
Russell was first elected by the General Assembly on March 10, 2006, to an eight-year term beginning January 20, 2014. His eight-year term began February 1, 2015.[1] His current term expires in on January 31, 2023.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Wesley G. Russell, Jr., February 1, 2015-present". Virginia Appellate Court History. 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- ^ "Wes Russell '95: Appointed to the Virginia Court of Appeals". www.law.gmu.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- ^ "Judicial Branch" (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2018.
External links[]
- Living people
- 1970 births
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 21st-century American judges
- Antonin Scalia Law School alumni
- College of William & Mary alumni
- Judges of the Court of Appeals of Virginia
- People from Hampton, Virginia
- Virginia lawyers