University of Richmond School of Law
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The University of Richmond School of Law (T.C. Williams School of Law), a school of the University of Richmond
, is located in Richmond, Virginia
. The Law School is fully accredited by the recognized standardizing agencies in the United States.
The University of Richmond School of Law is a member of the Association of American Law Schools
; it is on the approved lists of the American Bar Association
and the Virginia State Board of Bar Examiners; and its Juris Doctor
degree is fully accredited by the Regents of the University of the State of New York
.
The University of Richmond campus can be found on 350 acres (1.4 km²) located about six miles (10 km) west of the center of the city of Richmond, Virginia.
In 1914, Richmond College (as the university was then known), including its law department, moved from its location downtown to the present campus. Returning servicemen from World War I
created space problems for the college and the law department had to be relocated to the old Columbia Building at Grace and Lombardy streets. In 1920, the law department was reorganized as a separate School of Law within what was now the University of Richmond.
The current Law School building, constructed in the Collegiate Gothic architectural style, was originally opened in 1954, and it was enlarged in 1972 and 1981. In 1991, the building was significantly expanded, renovated, and refurbished. The Law School building now provides modern and technologically equipped classrooms, seminar rooms, a law library, a moot courtroom, faculty and administrative offices, faculty and student lounges, and offices for most student organizations.
The Richmond School of Law was ranked tied for 67th in the most recent ranking of law schools by U.S. News and World Report. The school has approximately 500 students. The school currently has a student to faculty ratio of 18:1.
Plans are underway for yet another addition to the law school, to be named in honor of the late Robert R. Merhige, Jr.
, a 1942 alumnus of Richmond Law. The Merhige Building addition will house new classrooms and seminar rooms, office space for new faculty and concentration programs, and communal study space for students.
holds its annual sessions downtown at a capitol designed by Thomas Jefferson
. The Supreme Court of Virginia
, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
also hold regular terms here. In addition, the State Corporation Commission, the Industrial Commission, and many federal administrative agencies hold hearings in the city. Washington, D.C.
, home to the United States Supreme Court, is only a two-hour drive from Richmond. The school's proximity to the capitals of both Virginia and the United States give students "unsurpassed opportunities for observation of the legal process".
, wrongful convictions and family law. The school is making a strong push to become a center for intellectual property law, as evidenced by the recent founding of the Intellectual Property Institute (IPI) and the offering of a joint degree program with Virginia Tech that will enable students to earn both a Bachelor of Science
degree and a law degree in as little as six years’ time. Through the IPI, Richmond law students are able to obtain a certificate of concentration in Intellectual Property Law.
The Institute for Actual Innocence, founded in 2005, works to identify and exonerate wrongfully convicted individuals in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Institute is an academic program that partners students with local attorneys and community leaders to seek post-conviction relief for wrongfully convicted prisoners in the Commonwealth of Virginia. So far, the Institute has not found any innocent convictions.
Furthermore, the school is working to establish the The National Center for Family Law, which will serve the best interests of families and children through academic and service programs dedicated to enhancement of the quality of the American legal system in relation to family law.
In addition, Richmond publishes four scholarly legal journals: the University of Richmond Law Review, the Richmond Journal of Law and Technology
, the Richmond Journal of Global Law and Business, and the Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest, as well as Juris Publici, the law school's student newspaper. Recently, Juris Publici launched its own blog to keep students and visitors updated on news and events at the school.
University of Richmond
The University of Richmond is a selective, private, nonsectarian, liberal arts university located on the border of the city of Richmond and Henrico County, Virginia. The University of Richmond is a primarily undergraduate, residential university with approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate...
, is located in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
. The Law School is fully accredited by the recognized standardizing agencies in the United States.
The University of Richmond School of Law is a member of the Association of American Law Schools
Association of American Law Schools
The Association of American Law Schools is a non-profit organization of 170 law schools in the United States. Another 25 schools are "non-member fee paid" schools, which are not members but choose to pay AALS dues. Its purpose is to improve the legal profession through the improvement of legal...
; it is on the approved lists of the American Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
and the Virginia State Board of Bar Examiners; and its Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
degree is fully accredited by the Regents of the University of the State of New York
University of the State of New York
The University of the State of New York is the State of New York's governmental umbrella organization responsible for most institutions and people in any way connected with formal educational functions, public and private, in New York State...
.
The University of Richmond campus can be found on 350 acres (1.4 km²) located about six miles (10 km) west of the center of the city of Richmond, Virginia.
Past and Present
The school was founded in 1870 as a college within the University of Richmond. In 1890, the family of the late T.C. Williams, a university trustee, donated $25,000 as the nucleus of an endowment for the law school. In recognition of this gift, the school was named The T.C. Williams School of Law in 1920. In recent years, the school has adopted the name "University of Richmond School of Law" in order to promote a unified identity for the university.In 1914, Richmond College (as the university was then known), including its law department, moved from its location downtown to the present campus. Returning servicemen from World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
created space problems for the college and the law department had to be relocated to the old Columbia Building at Grace and Lombardy streets. In 1920, the law department was reorganized as a separate School of Law within what was now the University of Richmond.
The current Law School building, constructed in the Collegiate Gothic architectural style, was originally opened in 1954, and it was enlarged in 1972 and 1981. In 1991, the building was significantly expanded, renovated, and refurbished. The Law School building now provides modern and technologically equipped classrooms, seminar rooms, a law library, a moot courtroom, faculty and administrative offices, faculty and student lounges, and offices for most student organizations.
The Richmond School of Law was ranked tied for 67th in the most recent ranking of law schools by U.S. News and World Report. The school has approximately 500 students. The school currently has a student to faculty ratio of 18:1.
Plans are underway for yet another addition to the law school, to be named in honor of the late Robert R. Merhige, Jr.
Robert R. Merhige, Jr.
Robert R. Merhige Jr. , was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia who is known for his rulings on desegregation in the 1970s....
, a 1942 alumnus of Richmond Law. The Merhige Building addition will house new classrooms and seminar rooms, office space for new faculty and concentration programs, and communal study space for students.
City of Richmond
Richmond, the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a city of more than 200,000, with a metro population of more than one million. The Virginia General AssemblyVirginia General Assembly
The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the oldest legislative body in the Western Hemisphere, established on July 30, 1619. The General Assembly is a bicameral body consisting of a lower house, the Virginia House of Delegates, with 100 members,...
holds its annual sessions downtown at a capitol designed by Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...
. The Supreme Court of Virginia
Supreme Court of Virginia
The Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It primarily hears appeals from the trial-level city and county Circuit Courts, as well as the criminal law, family law and administrative law cases that go through the Court of Appeals of Virginia. It is one of...
, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is one of two United States district courts serving the Commonwealth of Virginia...
and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal court located in Richmond, Virginia, with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:*District of Maryland*Eastern District of North Carolina...
also hold regular terms here. In addition, the State Corporation Commission, the Industrial Commission, and many federal administrative agencies hold hearings in the city. Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, home to the United States Supreme Court, is only a two-hour drive from Richmond. The school's proximity to the capitals of both Virginia and the United States give students "unsurpassed opportunities for observation of the legal process".
Initiatives
Richmond Law has recently launched several new initiatives focusing on expanding areas of the law such as intellectual propertyIntellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
, wrongful convictions and family law. The school is making a strong push to become a center for intellectual property law, as evidenced by the recent founding of the Intellectual Property Institute (IPI) and the offering of a joint degree program with Virginia Tech that will enable students to earn both a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree and a law degree in as little as six years’ time. Through the IPI, Richmond law students are able to obtain a certificate of concentration in Intellectual Property Law.
The Institute for Actual Innocence, founded in 2005, works to identify and exonerate wrongfully convicted individuals in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Institute is an academic program that partners students with local attorneys and community leaders to seek post-conviction relief for wrongfully convicted prisoners in the Commonwealth of Virginia. So far, the Institute has not found any innocent convictions.
Furthermore, the school is working to establish the The National Center for Family Law, which will serve the best interests of families and children through academic and service programs dedicated to enhancement of the quality of the American legal system in relation to family law.
Sampling of Student Organizations
- American Bar AssociationAmerican Bar AssociationThe American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
Law Student Division - Alternative Dispute Resolution Society
- American Constitution Society
- Black Law Students Association
- Child Health Advocacy Program
- Children's Law Center
- Christian Legal Society
- Client Counseling and Negotiation
- Environmental Law Society
- Equality Alliance
- Family Law Society
- Federalist Society
- Health Law Forum
- Hispanic Community Legal Liaison Association
- International Law Students Association
- Latino Law Association
- Law Students for Choice
- Law Students for Life
- Moot CourtMoot courtA moot court is an extracurricular activity at many law schools in which participants take part in simulated court proceedings, usually to include drafting briefs and participating in oral argument. The term derives from Anglo Saxon times, when a moot was a gathering of prominent men in a...
Board - Non-Traditional Law Student Association
- Phi Alpha Delta, Law Fraternity International
- Phi Delta PhiPhi Delta PhiPhi Delta Phi, ΦΔΦ, is the world's second largest legal fraternity. Phi Delta Phi is the second oldest legal organization in continuous existence in the United States and third oldest in North America...
- Public Interest Law Association (PILA)
- Richmond Law & Technology Association
- Sports and Entertainment Law Society
- Street Law Program
- Student Bar Association
- Student Intellectual Property Law Association (SIPLA)
- Trial Advocacy Board
- Virginia Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Division
- Women's Law Student Association (WLSA)
In addition, Richmond publishes four scholarly legal journals: the University of Richmond Law Review, the Richmond Journal of Law and Technology
Richmond Journal of Law and Technology
The Richmond Journal of Law and Technology is a law review published by the University of Richmond School of Law. It was the first student-edited law review in the world to be published exclusively online....
, the Richmond Journal of Global Law and Business, and the Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest, as well as Juris Publici, the law school's student newspaper. Recently, Juris Publici launched its own blog to keep students and visitors updated on news and events at the school.
Notable faculty
- Ronald J. BacigalRonald J. BacigalRonald J. Bacigal is a professor of law at the University of Richmond School of Law. He is "nationally recognized as one of the leading scholars of Fourth Amendment Law."...
- Specializes in Criminal Law and Procedure. He also serves as Reporter of Criminal Decisions for the Court of AppealsCourt of AppealsA court of appeals is an appellate court generally.Court of Appeals may refer to:*Military Court of Appeals *Corte d'Assise d'Appello *Philippine Court of Appeals*High Court of Appeals of Turkey*United States courts of appeals...
of VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. http://law.richmond.edu/faculty/rbacigal.php - Hon. Harry L. CarricoHarry L. CarricoHarry Lee Carrico is the former Chief Justice and a current Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. His tenure as an active Justice of the Court, at more than 42 years, is the longest term of any Justice in the Court's history...
- Senior Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia; Visiting Professor of Law and Civic Engagement; Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Judge, 1956–1961 - Hon. Donald W. LemonsDonald W. LemonsDonald W. Lemons is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia currently completing his first 12-year term. He received both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Virginia....
- Supreme Court of Virginia, Justice, 2000-present; Court of Appeals of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of VirginiaThe Court of Appeals of Virginia, established January 1, 1985, is an eleven-judge body that hears appeals from decisions of Virginia's circuit courts and the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. The Court sits in panels of at least three judges, and sometimes hears cases en banc...
, Judge,1998-2000; Circuit CourtCircuit courtCircuit court is the name of court systems in several common law jurisdictions.-History:King Henry II instituted the custom of having judges ride around the countryside each year to hear appeals, rather than forcing everyone to bring their appeals to London...
for the City of Richmond, Judge, 1995-98; John MarshallJohn MarshallJohn Marshall was the Chief Justice of the United States whose court opinions helped lay the basis for American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court of the United States a coequal branch of government along with the legislative and executive branches...
Professor of Judicial Studies http://law.richmond.edu/faculty/lemons.php - W. Clark Williams, Jr. - Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor of Law; Executive Director, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; Reporter, Appellate Rules Advisory Committee, DeNovo Revision Advisory Comm., Supreme Court of VirginiaSupreme Court of VirginiaThe Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It primarily hears appeals from the trial-level city and county Circuit Courts, as well as the criminal law, family law and administrative law cases that go through the Court of Appeals of Virginia. It is one of...
- W. Hamilton Bryson - Virginia procedure and legal history. He is the Blackstone Professor of Law.
- John G. Douglass - Dean of the Law School, 2008-present; Criminal Law & Procedure; EvidenceEvidenceEvidence in its broadest sense includes everything that is used to determine or demonstrate the truth of an assertion. Giving or procuring evidence is the process of using those things that are either presumed to be true, or were themselves proven via evidence, to demonstrate an assertion's truth...
; He also serves as Director of the lawyering skills program;Assistant United States AttorneyUnited States AttorneyUnited States Attorneys represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands...
, Chief of Criminal Section; Office of Independent Counsel for the Iran/Contra Investigation, 1987-90, Associate Counsel. - W. Wade Berryhill - Professor Emeritus of Law - Environmental Law; Environmental Law & Policy; Land Use Planning; Ocean and Coastal Law; Real EstateReal estateIn general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
Transactions; Real PropertyReal propertyIn English Common Law, real property, real estate, realty, or immovable property is any subset of land that has been legally defined and the improvements to it made by human efforts: any buildings, machinery, wells, dams, ponds, mines, canals, roads, various property rights, and so forth...
; Secured Creditors. - Carl Tobias - Torts and Constitutional Law. Professor Tobias is a prolific scholar and has been quoted by numerous newspapers across the country. He serves as the Williams Professor of Law.
- Mary L. Heen - Taxation, Corporate and Federal Tax. Currently serves as general counsel to the American Association of University Professors.
- Kelly H. Bartges - Director of the Delinquency Clinic, teaches Children and the Law.
- John Paul Jones- Administrative Law, Admiralty Law, and Constitutional Law. Associate Editor of the Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, creator of the Constitution Finder (a collection of the world’s constitutions), and member of the Virginia Code Commission's Administrative Law Advisory Committee. A former Naval Flight OfficerNaval Flight OfficerA Naval Flight Officer is an aeronautically designated commissioned officer in the United States Navy or United States Marine Corps that specializes in airborne weapons and sensor systems. NFOs are not pilots per se, but they may perform many "co-pilot" functions, depending on the type of aircraft...
, he is twice (1972, 1978) a graduate of TOPGUN, - Peter N. Swisher - Family, Insurance, and Tort Law, expert witness in insurance cases, Co-Author, Virginia Tort And Personal Injury Law, 1994 and 2002 University of Richmond Distinguished Educator Award
- Henry L. Chambers - Professor Chambers has been a member of the American Law Institute since 2002. He also is an occasional reviewer for the Law and Society Review. During summers, he lectures on constitutional law principles in the We The People program, a civic education program administered by the Center for Civic Education.
- Timothy L. Coggins - Associate Dean for Library & Information Services and Professor of Law Articles Editor, North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
Central Law Journal - Jonathan K. Stubbs - Hon. James T. Giles, U.S. District Court, Eastern District, Pennsylvania Clerk, 1980-81; M.T.S., Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
(1990); LL.M., Harvard University (1979); J.D., Yale UniversityYale UniversityYale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
(1978); B.A., Oxford University (1976); B.A., Haverford CollegeHaverford CollegeHaverford College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States, a suburb of Philadelphia...
(1974) - Paul M. Thompson - Office of the Attorney GeneralAttorney GeneralIn most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
, Commonwealth of Virginia Senior Assistant Attorney General, 2002–2004; United States Air ForceUnited States Air ForceThe United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
Judge Advocate & Prosecutor, Kirtland A.F.B., Albuquerque, New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
, 1960; National Labor Relations BoardNational Labor Relations BoardThe National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States government charged with conducting elections for labor union representation and with investigating and remedying unfair labor practices. Unfair labor practices may involve union-related situations or instances of...
, Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
; Adjunct Professor of Law and Director of Special Projects
Notable alumni
- Watkins AbbittWatkins Moorman AbbittWatkins Moorman Abbitt was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia and graduated from Appomattox Agricultural High School in Appomattox, Virginia in 1925. He earned an LL.B. from the University of Richmond in 1931 and began the practice of law in Appomattox. He...
- U.S. RepresentativeUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, 1948-1973 - Ward ArmstrongWard ArmstrongWard Lynn Armstrong is an American trial lawyer and politician. He has been a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 1992. He currently serves as the Minority leader.-Early life:...
- Minority Leader, Virginia House of DelegatesVirginia House of DelegatesThe Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House, who is elected from among the... - Leon Bazile - Trial judge in the case of Loving v. VirginiaLoving v. VirginiaLoving v. Virginia, , was a landmark civil rights case in which the United States Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, declared Virginia's anti-miscegenation statute, the "Racial Integrity Act of 1924", unconstitutional, thereby overturning Pace v...
- Jose M. CabanillasJose M. CabanillasRear Admiral José M. Cabanillas , was an Executive Officer of the USS Texas which participated in the invasions of North Africa and the Battle of Normandy during World War II.-Early years:...
- Executive officer of the USS TexasUSS Texas (BB-35)USS Texas , the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the U.S. state of Texas, is a . The ship was launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned on 12 March 1914.... - Walter S. Felton, Jr.Walter S. Felton, Jr.Walter S. Felton, Jr. is the current Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia. He graduated from the University of Richmond in 1966 and the University of Richmond School of Law in 1969...
- Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia - Lawrence L. Koontz, Jr.Lawrence L. Koontz, Jr.Lawrence Larkins Koontz, Jr. is a Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Justice Koontz has served at every level of court judicial system...
- Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia - G. Manoli LoupassiG. Manoli LoupassiGeorge Manoli Loupassi is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2008 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 68th district, made up of parts of the city of Richmond and Chesterfield County.-Personal life and non-political career:Loupassi was born...
- Member, Virginia House of Delegates - Robert R. Merhige, Jr.Robert R. Merhige, Jr.Robert R. Merhige Jr. , was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia who is known for his rulings on desegregation in the 1970s....
- former U.S. District Court Judge, Eastern District of Virginia - Nathan H. MillerNathan H. MillerNathan Huff Miller is a graduate of Bridgewater College and T.C. Williams School of Law and was a Republican member of the Virginia General Assembly.- Political career :...
- former Virginia State Senator - Willis D. MillerWillis D. MillerWillis Dance Miller was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia from 1947 to 1960.Miller was born in Powhatan County, Virginia. He attended public schools in Powhatan County and Randolph Macon Academy in Bedford. Later, he attended Richmond College, Washington and Lee University and...
- former Justice of the Supreme Court of VirginiaSupreme Court of VirginiaThe Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It primarily hears appeals from the trial-level city and county Circuit Courts, as well as the criminal law, family law and administrative law cases that go through the Court of Appeals of Virginia. It is one of... - A. L. PhilpottA. L. PhilpottAlbert Lee 'A. L.' Philpott was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates for 33 years starting in 1958, and was its Speaker from 1980 until his death....
- former Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates - Owen B. PickettOwen B. PickettOwen Bradford Pickett was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia.-Early life:...
- U.S. Representative, 1987-2001 - A. Willis RobertsonAbsalom Willis RobertsonAbsalom Willis Robertson was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Lexington, Virginia. Also known as A. Willis Robertson, he represented Virginia in both the U.S...
- U.S. SenatorUnited States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
, 1946-1966 - Frederick P. Stamp - Senior U.S. District Court Judge, Northern District of West Virginia
- Harvey E. Schlesinger - Senior U.S. District Judge, Middle District of Florida
- William K. Slate - president and CEO of the American Arbitration Association
- Harold Fleming SneadHarold Fleming SneadHarold Fleming Snead was born on June 16, 1903, in Richmond, Virginia and died in December 1987 in Richmond. He received his higher education at the University of Richmond, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1925 and an LL. B. from T. C. Williams Law School at the University of Richmond in 1929...
- former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of VirginiaSupreme Court of VirginiaThe Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It primarily hears appeals from the trial-level city and county Circuit Courts, as well as the criminal law, family law and administrative law cases that go through the Court of Appeals of Virginia. It is one of... - Elmo G. Cross Jr.- former Virginia State Senator, 1976-1996, Chair of Chesapeake Bay Commission 1994