May 18, 2010
New Council Members Announced
The following members have been newly elected, reelected, or Court-appointed to terms on the Virginia State Bar Council:
Circuit Representatives
Reelected at meetings:
William H. Riddick III of Smithfield, 5th Circuit
Mark B. Holland of Danville, 22nd Circuit
C. Eugene Compton of Lebanon, 29th Circuit
Newly elected at meetings:
Peter D. Eliades of Hopewell, who succeeds Steven B. Novey in the 6th Circuit
Theodore J. Craddock of Lynchburg, who succeeds Aubrey J. Rosser Jr. in the 24th Circuit
Reelected without opposition in mail-ballot circuits:
Kevin E. Martingayle of Virginia Beach, 2nd Circuit
George M. Willson of Portsmouth, 3rd Circuit
Brian L. Buniva of Richmond, 13th Circuit
Ronald R. Tweel of Charlottesville, 16th Circuit
Sharon D. Nelson of Fairfax, 19th Circuit
Edward L. Weiner of Fairfax, 19th Circuit
Peter C. Burnett of Leesburg, 20th Circuit
Newly elected without opposition in mail-ballot circuits:
David W. Lannetti of Norfolk, who succeeds John Y. Richardson Jr. in the 4th Circuit
Sean P. Kelly of McLean, who succeeds Leslie W. Hoffman in the 19th Circuit
Mark K. Cathey of Roanoke, who succeeds Christopher W. Stephens in the 23rd Circuit
Richard L. Chidester of Pearisburg, who succeeds Michael J. Barbour in the 27th Circuit
Results of contested mail-ballot elections (winners in bold):
| 17th Circuit | Mark D. Cummings, Arlington | 184 |
| (three seats) | Gregory T. Hunter, Arlington | 152 |
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| Raymond B. Benzinger, Arlington | 144 |
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| Timothy B. Beason, Arlington | 122 |
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| 31st Circuit | Gifford R. Hampshire, Manassas | 110 |
| (one seat) | Mary Grace A. O’Malley | 90 |
At-Large Members
The Supreme Court of Virginia appointed two members to at-large seats:
Michael HuYoung of Richmond
W. Revell Lewis III of Accomac
They succeed J. Nicholas Klein III and Judith L. Rosenblatt.
The Court reappointed Margaret A. Nelson of Lynchburg to a second term.
Conference Representatives
Nancy M. Reed of Luray — Conference of Local Bar Associations
Carson H. Sullivan of Washington, D.C. — Young Lawyers Conference
John H. Tate Jr. of Marion — Senior Lawyers Conference
Officers
At the VSB Annual Meeting in June, the following will take office:
Irving M. Blank of Richmond — president
George W. Shanks of Luray, who ran unopposed — president-elect
Jon D. Huddleston of Leesburg — immediate past president
Circuit and at-large members serve three-year terms. Conference representatives and officers serve one year.
Updated: May 18, 2010
