Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.

Plain English Breakdown

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Nomination of Judges to Circuit Courts

This law nominates people who will be chosen by voters to become circuit court judges in different areas.

What This Bill Does

• Nominates Robert L. Foley as a judge for the Fourth Judicial Circuit starting April 16, 2026.
• Nominates Calvin S. Spencer Jr. as a judge for the Tenth Judicial Circuit starting July 1, 2026.
• Nominates Stephanie B. Vipperman as a judge for the Twenty-first Judicial Circuit starting May 1, 2026.
• Nominates Greg T. Haymore as a judge for the Twenty-second Judicial Circuit starting May 1, 2026.
• Nominates William Wesley Nance as a judge for the Twenty-fourth Judicial Circuit starting April 1, 2026.
• Nominates Frank A. Wright Jr. as a judge for the Twenty-fourth Judicial Circuit starting July 1, 2026.
• Nominates Gerald E. Mabe II as a judge for the Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit starting July 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

• Voters in the Fourth, Tenth, Twenty-first, Twenty-second, Twenty-fourth, and Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuits.
• The people nominated to become judges.

Terms To Know

Judicial Circuit

A specific area where a group of courts operate.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not explain how the nominees will be elected or what happens if they are not chosen by voters.
• The effective date is not provided in the official text.

Official Summary Text

Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.

Current Bill Text

Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the following persons are hereby nominated to be elected to the respective circuit court judgeships as follows:

The Honorable Robert L. Foley, of Norfolk, as a judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit for a term of eight years commencing April 16, 2026.

The Honorable Calvin S. Spencer, Jr., of Lunenburg, as a judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit for a term of eight years commencing July 1, 2026.

The Honorable Stephanie B. Vipperman, of Patrick, as a judge of the Twenty-first Judicial Circuit for a term of eight years commencing May 1, 2026.

The Honorable Greg T. Haymore, of Pittsylvania, as a judge of the Twenty-second Judicial Circuit for a term of eight years commencing May 1, 2026.

William Wesley Nance, Esquire, of Bedford, as a judge of the Twenty-fourth Judicial Circuit for a term of eight years commencing April 1, 2026.

Frank A. Wright, Jr., Esquire, of Campbell, as a judge of the Twenty-fourth Judicial Circuit for a term of eight years commencing July 1, 2026.

The Honorable Gerald E. Mabe, II, of Wythe, as a judge of the Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit for a term of eight years commencing July 1, 2026.