Leroy Hassell

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Leroy Roundtree Hassell, Sr. is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. A Norfolk native, Justice Hassell is the first black chief justice of the Virginia Supreme Court. Justice Hassell was nominated to the Court by Democratic Governor Baliles in 1989 and his current term ends on January 31, 2014[1].

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Justice Leroy R. Hassell

Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court, Justice Hassell was in private practice. In 1989, Governor Gerald Baliles, Democrat, appointed Hassell to the Virginia Supreme Court.[2]

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