Virginia Judge Bars Youngkin’s University Board Appointments Rejected by Senate Democrats

Judge Removes Youngkin’s University Board Picks

The ruling in favor of state Democrats will likely be appealed. Republican governor Glenn Youngkin was overruled Tuesday as a Virginia circuit court ordered eight of his nominees be removed from their posts on three public universities’ boards, the Associated Press reported and court records confirm.

'Hijacked by Trump!' Judge boots GOP governor's far-right appointees in major rebuke

A Virginia judge ruled Tuesday that eight public university board appointees of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin cannot serve any longer due to the rejection of their nomination in the state Senate, The Washington Post reported.The appointees in question sat on boards for the University of Virginia, G...

Judge blocks Youngkin's university board appointees

A Virginia judge on Tuesday blocked three universities from recognizing Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R-VA) eight board appointees as board members, handing a win to state Democratic lawmakers who rejected the appointments last month. Judge Jonathan Frieden, who serves on the Fairfax County Circuit Court, issued a preliminary injunction to prevent the University of Virginia, George Mason University, and the Virginia Military Institute from seating the …

Eight of Youngkin’s college board appointees can no longer serve, judge rules

Virginia Senate Democrats had rejected Youngkin’s picks in committee, but the governor’s administration had told the university boards to let the nominees serve.

Fairfax court bars Youngkin’s boards of visitors appointees from serving; Miyares will appeal preliminary injunction

A circuit court in Fairfax County sided with Democrats Tuesday in their effort to bar Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointments to the boards of visitors at three different universities.  Democrats on the state Senate Privileges and Elections Committee sought a preliminary injunction from the court to bar the appointments of Youngkin’s appointees to the boards of visitors at the Virginia Military Institute, the University of Virginia and George Mason U…