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Deputy defender in Portsmouth named to succeed Underwood
By News in Brief
May 12, 2008
Brenda Spry, the longtime deputy public defender in Portsmouth, has been named the city’s public defender.
Spry, who joined the office in 1990, had been acting defender at times during the illness of her predecessor John H. Underwood III, who opened the office in 1986. Mr. Underwood, known as “Jay,” died in March after an 18-month […]
Western District adopts policy for redaction of transcripts
By News in Brief
May 12, 2008
Attorneys practicing in the federal courts of the Western District of Virginia are being told that they have the responsibility to make sure their clients’ private information does not appear in publicly available transcripts from trials and hearings.
Keeping private data from public eyes can be done through transcript redactions, but the easiest method may be […]
Kaine asks for SCC names; bar groups to vet candidates
By News in Brief
May 12, 2008
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has asked those interested in filling the vacancy created by the retirement of State Corporation Commissioner Theodore V. Morrison Jr. to submit their names and supporting documentation to his staff by May 31.
Mark E. Rubin, senior advisor to Kaine, will be coordinating the search for Morrison’s re-placement and the material should […]
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