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Virginia State Law Library, Supreme Court of Virginia

Virginia State Law Library
Supreme Court of Virginia
100 North Ninth Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Primary Collecting Areas:
Virginia appellate court history.
Description:
Papers of selected justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia, 1970-2011; records, photographs, sound and video recordings documenting the administrative history of the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Virginia, 1925-present; video recordings of oral histories of retired judges, justices, lawyers, and court staff, 2007-present.
POC: Ashley Vavra, Librarian-Archivist
Phone: (804) 225-2739
Phone: (804) 786-2075
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Virginia State Law Library, Supreme Court of Virginia

Requests for Certification to take the Written Bar Exam, 1897-1929 (bulk 1897-1909)

The collection contains letters to the Supreme Court of Appeals from individuals seeking certification to take the written bar exam, 1897-1909. Most letters include character references from members of the bar in the applicant's local court. For some applicants, the only record is a letter requesting the transfer of the file to Staunton or Wytheville.

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Supreme Court of Virginia Oaths of Office, 1935-1985; 2007

The collection (not comprehensive) contains oaths of office of Supreme Court justices between 1935 and 2012. The collection also contains the oaths taken by Supreme Court Clerk Maury B. Watts, 1937; Deputy Clerk Bryan L. Clarke, 1957; Clerk Allen L. Lucy, 1977; Attorney General Kenneth C. Patty, 1957; and J. Lindsay Almond, Roanoke (city) Hustings Court judge, 1941.

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Clerk's Correspondence and other Records, 1918-2006

The collection contains correspondence files of the Office of the Clerk, Supreme Court of Virginia, documenting the Clerk's role in managing the records of the Court, maintaining communication with justices in their offices across the state, and managing administrative issues, especially during the period 1933 to 1952. The collection also contains records documenting the ceremonial history of the court.

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