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Wesley G. Russell, Jr.
Justice · Supreme Court of Virginia
Biography
Professional career
- Wesley Glenn Russell Jr. is an American jurist serving as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia since July 1, 2022, elected by the Virginia General Assembly to a 12‐year term ending June 30, 2034
- Supreme Court of Virginia Justice (2022–present): Elected June 17, 2022, succeeding Justice Donald W. Lemons
- Virginia Court of Appeals Judge (2015–2022): Elected by the General Assembly in 2014 for an eight‐year term starting February 1, 2015
- Private Practice (1996–2010, 2014–2015): Partner at McSweeney, Crump, Childress & Timple PC in Richmond
- Deputy Attorney General (2010–2014): Led the Civil Litigation Division of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Office of the Attorney General
- Law Clerk (1995–1996): held the role of a law clerk to four judges of the Richmond Circuit Court — R.W. Duling, Donald W. Lemons, T.N. Nance, and W.W. Stout III
Education
- George Mason University School of Law (now Antonin Scalia Law School) — J.D. (1995)
- University of Virginia — B.A. (1992)
Additional information
- His term runs until June 30, 2034.
- Russell was born in Hampton, Virginia in 1970.
- handling civil litigation and appellate work.
- As a Supreme Court Justice, Russell presides over Virginia’s highest appellate court, reviewing significant legal issues in state and federal cases.
- Virginia’s judicial selection process for the Supreme Court is nonpartisan, with justices elected by a majority vote of both chambers of the General Assembly.
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Sources
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