The president of The Virginia Bar Association is the chief executive officer of the Virginia Bar Association (VBA), the Commonwealth's voluntary statewide bar association. The president is the Association's chief spokesman and presides at all meetings of its members. Every year, a slate of candidates are nominated by the organization's Board of Governors. At the annual full meeting of the Association's members, a president-elect is chosen by direct popular vote from among the nominees. At the adjournment of the succeeding year's annual meeting, the president-elect is then sworn in as president. In the event of an emergency such as the death or resignation of the president elected as above, the president-elect discharges the duties of the president. If the president-elect is not available to succeed the president, a temporary replacement is appointed by the Board of Governors, and, if necessary, both a new president and president-elect are elected at the next annual meeting.[1]
President of the Virginia Bar Association | |
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since January 21, 2023 | |
Member of | Virginia Bar Association |
Nominator | Board of Governors |
Appointer | Direct popular vote by the members of the association |
Term length | One year |
Constituting instrument | Bylaws of The Virginia Bar Association[1] |
Formation | July 6, 1888 |
First holder | William J. Robertson |
Website | Official website |
After the VBA's foundation in July 1888, William J. Robertson of Charlottesville became its first president. The presidency has a term of only one year. From 1888 to 1975, the VBA annual meeting was held during the summer. From 1975 onwards, it has been held in January.
A total of 135 people have served as the president of the Virginia Bar Association since its formation. Benjamin D. Leigh is the current president.[2]
List of presidents
editNo. | Year(s) of Presidency | Name | Portrait | Residence | Reference(s) |
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1 | 1888–1889 | William J. Robertson | Charlottesville | [2] | |
2 | 1889–1890 | Robert Garlick Hill Kean | Lynchburg | [2] | |
3 | 1890–1891 | Edward C. Burks | Bedford | [2] | |
4 | 1891–1892 | John Randolph Tucker | Lexington | [2] | |
5 | 1892–1893 | Robert T. Barton | Winchester | [2] | |
6 | 1893–1894 | Waller Redd Staples | Christiansburg | [2] | |
7 | 1894–1895 | Charles Minor Blackford | Lynchburg | [2] | |
8 | 1895–1896 | Robert M. Hughes | Norfolk | [2] | |
9 | 1896–1897 | William Wirt Henry | Richmond | [2] | |
10 | 1897–1898 | William B. Pettit | Palmyra | [2] | |
11 | 1898–1899 | John Goode | Bedford | [2] | |
12 | 1899–1900 | William J. Leake | Richmond | [2] | |
13 | 1900 | William Alexander Anderson | Lexington | [2] | |
14 | 1900–1901 | Lunsford L. Lewis | Richmond | [2] | |
15 | 1901–1902 | Thomas C. Elder | Staunton | [2] | |
16 | 1902–1903 | Samuel C. Graham | Tazewell | [2] | |
17 | 1903–1904 | Alexander Hamilton | Petersburg | [2] | |
18 | 1904–1905 | Alfred P. Thom | Norfolk | [2] | |
19 | 1905–1906 | Archer Allen Phlegar | Bristol | [2] | |
20 | 1906–1907 | Allen Caperton Braxton | Staunton | [2] | |
21 | 1907–1908 | Wyndham R. Meredith | Richmond | [2] | |
22 | 1908–1909 | Micajah Woods | Charlottesville | [2] | |
23 | 1909–1910 | R. Walton Moore | Fredericksburg | [2] | |
24 | 1910–1911 | George Llewellyn Christian | Richmond | [2] | |
25 | 1911–1912 | Joshua Fry Bullitt Jr. | Big Stone Gap | [2] | |
26 | 1912–1913 | William Minor Lile | Charlottesville | [2] | |
27 | 1913–1914 | Samuel Griffin | Bedford | [2] | |
28 | 1914–1915 | Legh R. Watts | Portsmouth | [2] | |
29 | 1915–1916 | Eppa Hunton Jr. | Richmond | [2] | |
30 | 1916 | John B. Jenkins | Norfolk | [2] | |
31 | 1916–1918 | Harvey T. Hall | Roanoke | [2] | |
32 | 1918–1919 | Lucien H. Cocke | Roanoke | [2] | |
33 | 1919–1920 | Randolph Harrison | Lynchburg | [2] | |
34 | 1920–1921 | Armistead C. Gordon | Staunton | [2] | |
35 | 1921–1922 | A. W. Wallace | Fredericksburg | [2] | |
36 | 1922–1923 | Edward P. Buford | Lawrenceville | [2] | |
37 | 1923–1924 | George Bryan | Richmond | [2] | |
38 | 1924–1925 | Robert B. Tunstall | Richmond | [2] | |
39 | 1925–1926 | John Randolph Tucker | Richmond | [2] | |
40 | 1926–1927 | R. Gray Williams | Winchester | [2] | |
41 | 1927–1928 | James H. Corbitt | Suffolk | [2] | |
42 | 1928–1929 | Whitwell W. Coxe | Roanoke | [2] | |
43 | 1929–1930 | J. Gordon Bohannon | Petersburg | [2] | |
44 | 1930–1931 | Robert L. Pennington | Bristol | [2] | |
45 | 1931–1932 | Virginius R. Shackelford | Orange | [2] | |
46 | 1932–1933 | James W. Gordon | Richmond | [2] | |
47 | 1933–1934 | S. V. Kemp | Lynchburg | [2] | |
48 | 1934–1935 | C. O'Conor Goolrick | Fredericksburg | [2] | |
49 | 1935–1936 | Stuart Bland Campbell | Wytheville | [2] | |
50 | 1936–1937 | James Green Martin | Norfolk | [2] | |
51 | 1937–1938 | Frank W. Rogers | Roanoke | [2] | |
52 | 1938–1939 | Lewis Catlett Williams | Richmond | [2] | |
53 | 1939–1940 | Robert O. Norris Jr. | Lively | [2] | |
54 | 1940–1941 | Kennon C. Whittle | Martinsville | [2] | |
55 | 1941–1942 | William A. Stuart | Abingdon | [2] | |
56 | 1942–1943 | George E. Haw | Richmond | [2] | |
57 | 1943–1944 | Christopher B. Garnett | Arlington | [2] | |
58 | 1944–1946 | Howard C. Gilmer Jr. | Pulaski | [2] | |
59 | 1946–1947 | Thomas B. Gay | Richmond | [2] | |
60 | 1947–1948 | John L. Walker | Roanoke | [2] | |
61 | 1948–1949 | David Nelson Sutton | West Point | [2] | |
62 | 1949–1950 | James S. Easley | Halifax | [2] | |
63 | 1950–1951 | W. R. Broaddus Jr. | Martinsville | [2] | |
64 | 1951–1952 | Alex W. Parker | Richmond | [2] | |
65 | 1952–1953 | Fred B. Greear | Norton | [2] | |
66 | 1953–1954 | T. Justin Moore | Richmond | [2] | |
67 | 1954–1955 | Michael B. Wagenheim | Norfolk | [2] | |
68 | 1955–1956 | F. D. G. Ribble | Charlottesville | [2] | |
69 | 1956–1957 | Edwin B. Meade | Danville | [2] | |
70 | 1957–1958 | J. Sloan Kuykendall | Winchester | [2] | |
71 | 1958–1959 | David J. Mays | Richmond | [2] | |
72 | 1959–1960 | William P. Dickson Jr. | Norfolk | [2] | |
73 | 1960–1961 | Robert J. McCandlish Jr. | Fairfax | [2] | |
74 | 1961–1962 | William T. Muse | Richmond | [2] | |
75 | 1962–1963 | Waldo G. Miles | Bristol | [2] | |
76 | 1963–1964 | Thomas C. Gordon Jr. | Richmond | [2] | |
77 | 1964–1965 | Virginius R. Shackelford Jr. | Orange | [2] | |
78 | 1965–1966 | George M. Cochran | Staunton | [2] | |
79 | 1966–1967 | A. C. Epps | Richmond | [2] | |
80 | 1967–1968 | William A. Moncure | Alexandria | [2] | |
81 | 1968–1969 | George R. C. Stuart | Abingdon | [2] | |
82 | 1969–1970 | Toy D. Savage Jr. | Norfolk | [2] | |
83 | 1970–1971 | E. Waller Dudley | Alexandria | [2] | |
84 | 1971–1972 | John S. Davenport III | Richmond | [2] | |
85 | 1972–1973 | Vernon M. Geddy Jr. | Williamsburg | [2] | |
86 | 1973–1975 | W. Gibson Harris | Richmond | [2] | |
87 | 1975 | Thomas V. Monahan | Winchester | [2] | |
88 | 1976 | William B. Spong Jr. | Portsmouth | [2] | |
89 | 1977 | A. Hugo Blankingship Jr. | Fairfax | [2] | |
90 | 1978 | Edward R. Slaughter Jr. | Charlottesville | [2] | |
91 | 1979 | Jesse B. Wilson III | Fairfax | [2] | |
92 | 1980 | Lorenzo Lee Bean Jr. | Arlington | [2] | |
93 | 1981 | Hugh L. Patterson | Norfolk | [2] | |
94 | 1982 | John F. Kay Jr. | Richmond | [2] | |
95 | 1983 | John L. Walker Jr. | Roanoke | [2] | |
96 | 1984 | George G. Grattan IV | Earlysville | [2] | |
97 | 1985 | Evans B. Brasfield | Richmond | [2] | |
98 | 1986 | Edmund L. Walton Jr. | McLean | [2] | |
99 | 1987 | R. Gordon Smith | Richmond | [2] | |
100 | 1988 | John M. Ryan | Norfolk | [2] | |
101 | 1989 | Thomas T. Lawson | Roanoke | [2] | |
102 | 1990 | F. Claiborne Johnston Jr. | Richmond | [2] | |
103 | 1991 | Allen C. Goolsby | Richmond | [2] | |
104 | 1992 | Thomas C. Brown Jr. | McLean | [2] | |
105 | 1993 | Whittington W. Clement | Danville | [2] | |
106 | 1994 | M. Langhorne Keith | Fairfax | [2] | |
107 | 1995 | R. Terrence Ney | Fairfax | [2] | |
108 | 1996 | Douglas P. Rucker Jr. | Richmond | [2] | |
109 | 1997 | Phillip C. Stone Sr. | Bridgewater | [2] | |
110 | 1998 | G. Franklin Flippin | Roanoke | [2] | |
111 | 1999 | David Craig Landin | Richmond | [2] | |
112 | 2000 | Anita O. Poston | Norfolk | [2] | |
113 | 2001 | Jeanne F. Franklin | Alexandria | [2] | |
114 | 2002 | J. Edward Betts | Richmond | [2] | |
115 | 2003 | Frank A. Thomas III | Orange | [2] | |
116 | 2004 | E. Tazewell Ellett | Alexandria | [2] | |
117 | 2005 | James V. Meath | Richmond | [2] | |
118 | 2006 | William R. Van Buren III | Norfolk | [2] | |
119 | 2007 | Glenn C. Lewis | Washington, D.C. | [2] | |
120 | 2008 | G. Michael Pace Jr. | Roanoke | [2] | |
121 | 2009 | John D. Epps | Richmond | [2] | |
122 | 2010 | Stephen D. Busch | Richmond | [2] | |
123 | 2011 | Lucia Anna Trigiani | Alexandria | [2] | |
124 | 2012 | Hugh M. Fain III | Richmond | [2] | |
125 | 2013 | Thomas R. Bagby | Roanoke | [2] | |
126 | 2014 | John L. Walker III | Richmond | [3] | |
127 | 2015 | Harry M. Johnson III | Richmond | [4] | |
128 | 2016 | James Patrick Guy II | Richmond | [5] | |
129 | 2017 | David S. Mercer | Alexandria | [6] | |
130 | 2018 | C. J. Steuart Thomas III | Staunton | [7] | |
131 | 2019 | Richard E. Garriott Jr. | Virginia Beach | [8] | |
132 | 2020 | Alison M. McKee | Virginia Beach | [9] | |
133 | 2021 | Richard H. Ottinger | Norfolk | [10] | |
134 | 2022 | Victor O. Cardwell | Roanoke | [11] | |
135 | 2023 | Benjamin D. Leigh | Leesburg | [12] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Bylaws of The Virginia Bar Association". Virginia Bar Association. January 21, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv "History". Virginia Bar Association. 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "VBA Installs John L. Walker III as President". Virginia Bar Association. January 27, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "VBA Installs 'Pete' Johnson as President". Virginia Bar Association. January 26, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "VBA Installs 128th VBA President; New Leadership". Virginia Bar Association. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "VBA Installs Officers, Including David S. Mercer as 129th President". Virginia Bar Association. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Steuart Thomas Becomes 130th VBA President". Virginia Bar Association. January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Richard E. Garriott Jr. Becomes 131st VBA President". Virginia Bar Association. January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "VBA Installs Alison M. McKee As 132nd President". Virginia Bar Association. January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "VBA Inducts 2021 Officers, Welcomes New Board Members". Virginia Bar Association. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Victor O. Cardwell Installed as 134th VBA President". Virginia Bar Association. January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "VBA Installs Benjamin D. Leigh as 135th President". Virginia Bar Association. January 25, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.