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Circuit Judge Colin Gibb has ruled that the juvenile court file and records related to a recent probation violation charge for Ahmad Bradshaw will remain under wraps.

The Bristol Herald Courier had sued to open up the files on the 22-year-old New York Giants running back (right), who recently pulled a 28-day jail term in Abingdon for probation violation. According to the Herald Courier, Gibb told the lawyers, “I think some things are intended to remain mysteries. This may be one of them.”

The paper reports that Bradshaw’s punishment is not over. The Bluefield, Va., native will return to jail to finish his sentence when the football season ends next year.

By Peter Vieth

The House of Delegates yesterday killed amendments from Gov. Tim Kaine that would have increased the pay of court-appointed lawyers in juvenile court.

Kaine had sought to shoehorn the increase through changes to House Bill 2361, which will permit a judge to waive the fee limits for court-appointed counsel in certain cases. While killing that group of amendments by a 91-6 vote, the House left intact the broader portions of the bill. For the record, all of Kaine’s changes passed the Senate unanimously.

Both Houses approved Kaine’s amendment to the bill that requires court officials to track the number of court appointments, including offenses charged, and the number of fee cap waivers, including dollars paid. The court must report those statistics quarterly to the governor and to the legislature.