The Western District of Virginia has a new judge.
Yesterday, the US Senate confirmed the nomination of Salem attorney
Elizabeth Dillon to replace Judge Wilson, who retired in August. Judge Dillon will be
the first female judge in the Western District of Virginia.
Like her predecessor and the author of this blog, Judge Dillon is a
graduate of Wake Forest University School of Law.
Dillon has been a practicing attorney in the Roanoke/Salem area for
many years is also a former city attorney for the City of
Roanoke. President Obama nominated Dillon on September 18,
2014, after Virginia's two senators had recommended her and Ward Armstrong for the
spot. The Virginia Lawyers Weekly article about the
confirmation is here.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has published Judge Dillon's answers to
written questions submitted by Senators, including Senator Chuck
Grassley and Senator Ted Cruz. Many of the questions are
overtly political and most of the answers are boilerplate, but
there were some interesting parts. For example, this is how
Judge Dillon described the most important attribute of a judge:
We are looking forward to Judge Dillon's tenure as the
newest federal judge in the Western District of Virginia.
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