Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not provide details on how nominees will be confirmed or elected.

Nomination of Judges

This law nominates specific people to be elected as 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 Curtis M. Hairston Jr. as a judge for the Twelfth 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

• People nominated to become circuit court judges in different circuits.

Terms To Know

Judicial Circuit

A specific area where a group of courts have authority to make decisions.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify how the nominees will be confirmed or elected.
• 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.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 13, 2026
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 Curtis M. Hairston, Jr., of Chesterfield, as a judge of the Twelfth 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.