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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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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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