Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee
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Previously known as Judicial Nominations Committee
The Virginia State Bar’s Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee (JCEC) consists of 15 active lawyer members, one from each of the Bar’s ten disciplinary districts and five from the state at large, elected to staggered three-year terms by Council on the recommendation of the nominating committee. When a judicial vacancy occurs on the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Court of Appeals of Virginia, the federal district courts in Virginia, or a Virginia seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the appointing authority may request that JCEC seek and evaluate nominees. If requested, JCEC reviews the qualifications of candidates and makes a report to the appointing authority.
2022-23 Committee
| 4 Theophani Katherine Stamos, Esq. Chair | 5926 16th Street, North Arlington, VA 22205 | 703-606-9064 | 2025 / 1 |
| 4 Marni Elaine Byrum, Esq. | 34 E Maple St Alexandria, VA 22301 | 703-548-4200 | 2023 / 1 |
| 3 Craig Brian Davis, Esq. | Reinhardt Harper Davis PLC Suite 100 4915 Radford Avenue Richmond, VA 23230 | 804-359-5500 | 2023 / 1 |
| 5 Md Ehteshamul Haque, Esq. | Law Office of Ehteshamul Haque, PLLC 11696 Hollyview Drive Great Falls, VA 20190 | 703-909-9605 | 2025 / 1 |
| 2 Beverly Powell Leatherbury, Esq. | 5229 The Hornes PO Box 690 Eastville, VA 23347 | 757-678-0455 | 2024 / 1 |
| 9 Brad Mitchell Lindsay, Esq. | Lynchburg City Office of the Public Defender Suite 1002 828 Main Street Lynchburg, VA 24504 | 434-947-2244 | 2023 / 1 |
| 8 Cathleen Kailani Memmer, Esq. | Glenn Robinson Cathey Memmer & Skaff PLC 400 Salem Ave SW Ste 100 Roanoke, VA 24016 | 540-767-2200 | 2024 / 1 |
| 10Steven Ray Minor, Esq. | Elliott, Lawson & Minor, P.C. Suite 300 230 Piedmont Avenue Bristol, VA 24201 | 276-466-8400 | 2023 / U |
| 6 William Hunter Old, Esq. | 201 Skimino Landing Drive Williamsburg, VA 23188 | 757-645-6962 | 2023 / 1 |
| 7 David Watson Thomas, Esq. | Michie Hamlett Lowry Rasmussen & Tweel 310 4th St NE 2nd FL Charlottesville, VA 22902 | 434-951-7200 | 2024 / 1 |
| 5 Fernando Villarroel, Esq. | The Irving Law Firm 9001 Center Street Manassas, VA 20110 | 703-530-9001 | 2024 / 1 |
| 1 Joel Thomas Weaver, Esq. | Dollar Tree, Inc. 500 Volvo Parkway Chesapeake, VA 23320 | 757-698-7610 | 2025 / 1 |
| 3 Irving M. Blank, Esq. Ex-Officio | Blank & Marcus LLC 1st Floor 1804 Staples Mill Road Richmond, VA 23230 | 804-355-0691 | ---- / - |
| Hon. Vanessa Rose Jordan Member at Large | The Law Office of Vanessa R Jordan PLLC PO Box 523198 Springfield, VA 22152 | 571-326-9565 | 2022 / U |
| Elaine Poon, Esq. Member at Large | Legal Aid Justice Center 1000 Preston Ave Ste A Charlottesville, VA 22903 | 434-529-1816 | 2025 / 1 |
| Bruce Harold Russell, II, Esq. Member at Large | Bruce H. Russell, II, P.C. 16508 Old Timber Road Abingdon, VA 24210 | 276-889-1750 | 2023 / 1 |
| Fernando Villarroel, Esq. Member at Large | The Irving Law Firm 9001 Center Street Manassas, VA 20110 | 703-530-9001 | 2025 / 1 |
| Daniel Clarke Yates, Esq. Member at Large | Newport News Commonwealth's Attorney's Office 2501 Washington Ave. Newport News, VA 23607 | 757-926-7245 | 2025 / 1 |
Updated 09/09/2022 Updated: Sep 09, 2022
