Circuit Court Judges Benchbook Committee Records, 1977; 1984-2011

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia State Law Library, Supreme Court of Virginia
Virginia State Law Library
Supreme Court of Virginia
100 North Ninth Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Ashley Vavra, Librarian-Archivist
Phone: (804) 225-2739
Phone: (804) 786-2075

Summary

Creator:
Virginia. Circuit Court Judges Benchbook Committee.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, memos, research, minutes, clippings, and draft revisions of the Virginia circuit court judges benchbooks (civil and criminal). The bulk of the records document the work of the Circuit Court Judges' Benchbook Committee from 2000 to 2011.

The records also include correspondence of the Judge William I. Walker, Circuit Court of the City of Richmond and a member of the Judicial Administration Committee of the Judicial Conference of Virginia, 1984-1987, documenting the origins of the benchbook. Also included are correspondence and a draft, 1995, of an article on bifurcated sentencing written by Judge Thomas Horne for publication in the University of Richmond Law Review.

Biographical / historical:

In 1984, the Judicial Administration Committee of the Judicial Conference of Virginia began efforts to publish a bench book for Virginia circuit court judges containing information about changes in civil and criminal law.

Thomas D. Horne, Judge, Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Virginia,was appointed Chair of the Circuit Court Judges' Benchbook Committee by Chief Justice Harry Carrico January 7, 2000. Judge Horne retired from the bench in December 2013.

Acquisition information:
These records were donated to the Supreme Court of Virginia Archives in 2013 (accession 00033329).
Physical description:
1.0 cu. ft. (1 box)