Cleo Powell Elected Chief Justice

Cleo E. Powell elected chief justice of Va. Supreme Court and more state headlines

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Cleo Powell elected chief justice

STATE SUPREME COURT

Black woman to serve as Supreme Court of Virginia’s Chief Justice for first time ever

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A Black woman will serve as the Supreme Court of Virginia's Chief Justice for the first time ever following a unanimous vote. The Justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia unanimously elected Justice Cleo E. Powell as the court's Chief Justice-elect, according to an Aug. 26 press release from the Virginia State Bar. Upon assuming office, she will become the first Black woman to ever serve as Chief Justice in the history o…

UVA Law grad picked as first Black woman to lead state Supreme Court

On Tuesday, the Virginia Supreme Court announced that Justice Cleo Powell has been unanimously elected as chief justice.

Powell elected Supreme Court of Virginia chief justice

The justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia unanimously elected Justice Cleo E. Powell as chief justice-elect, the court said in a Tuesday announcement. Powell will become the first African American woman in the court’s history to serve as chief justice. She will succeed Chief Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn. Goodwyn, who has served as chief