Senate Courts of Justice

  • Description: Meets on Monday mornings and Wednesday afternoons when the General Assembly is in session. To consider matters relating to the Courts of the Commonwealth and the Justices and Judges thereof, including the nominations of such Justices and Judges where provided by the Constitution and statutes of Virginia; and all matters concerning the criminal laws of the Commonwealth; together with all matters concerning contracts, domestic relations, eminent domain, fiduciaries, firearms, garnishments, homestead and all other exemptions, immigration (with the exception of matters relating to the powers of the Governor or education), magistrates, mechanics' and other liens, notaries public and out-of-state commissioners, property and conveyances (except landlord and tenant and condominium matters), wills and decedents' estates. It shall report to the Senate the names of such persons as it shall find qualified for election as a Justice or Judge of the Commonwealth.
  • Staff Contact:

    Michael Jackson, Senate Committee Operations, mjackson@senate.virginia.gov
    Sabrina Miller-Bryson, Division of Legislative Services, smiller-bryson@dls.virginia.gov
    Joanne Frye, Division of Legislative Services, jfrye@dls.virginia.gov
    Shannon Heard, Judicial Selection Administrator, Division of Legislative Services, sheard@dls.virginia.gov

All members appointed by Senate of Virginia. Appointment coincident with Senate term.
Senate Members:
Name
The Honorable Scott A. Surovell, Chair
The Honorable Mark D. Obenshain
The Honorable Ryan T. McDougle
The Honorable R. Creigh Deeds
The Honorable Richard H. Stuart
The Honorable William M. Stanley Jr.
The Honorable Jennifer B. Boysko
The Honorable Mark J. Peake
The Honorable Jennifer D. Carroll Foy
The Honorable Russet W. Perry
The Honorable Saddam Azlan Salim
The Honorable Barbara A. Favola
The Honorable Glen H. Sturtevant Jr.
The Honorable Kannan Srinivasan
The Honorable Michael J. Jones
Membership and Term Information:
Max # House: 0 Appointment Coincident With House Term? YES
Max # Senate: 15 Appointment Coincident With Senate Term? YES
Max # Citizens: 0
Max # Ex Officio: 0
Meetings:
2014-09-17 Judicial Interviews - With Schedule
2014-11-10 Judicial Interviews - With Schedule
2014-12-12 Judicial Interviews - Schedule
2014-12-12 Judicial Interviews
2015-01-19 Judicial Interviews
2015-01-19 Judicial Interviews
2015-02-23 Judicial Interviews
2015-08-17 Judicial Interviews -Update
2015-12-11 Judicial Interviews
2016-01-13 Joint House & Senate Courts Meeting
2016-01-18 Judicial Interview
2016-12-02 Judicial Interviews-Updated Schedule
2017-02-17 Judicial Interviews - Schedule
2017-02-20 Judicial Interview
2017-12-08 Judicial Interviews - Schedule
2018-02-23 Joint Judicial Interview, upon adjournment of Senate or House Courts of Justice, whichever is later
2018-12-07 Judicial Interviews - Updated Schedule
2019-07-09 Meeting
2019-12-06 Judicial Interviews
2020-07-10 Joint Meeting
2020-07-28 Updated Meeting - Agenda Attached
2020-12-11 Joint Meeting
2021-08-10 Judicial Interviews
2021-12-10 Joint Meeting of the House Committee for Courts of Justice and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary - Judicial Interviews - Friday, Dec. 10
2022-06-17 Judicial Interview
2022-12-09 Joint Meeting - Agenda
2023-12-15 Joint Senate and House Judicial Interviews - interview schedule update
07/01/2024 ***CANCELLED*** Joint Meeting of the Senate and House Courts of Justice Committees
2024-08-12 Joint Meeting of the Senate and House Courts of Justice Committees
2024-12-13 Updated: Schedule Added - Joint Meeting of the Senate and House Courts of Justice Committees
2025-02-17 Joint Meeting of the Senate and House Courts of Justice Committees
2025-04-01 Schedule Added - Joint Meeting of the Senate and House Courts of Justice Committees
2025-12-05 Joint Meeting of the Senate and House Courts of Justice Committees - Judicial Interviews - (Interview Schedule Attached)
2026-01-19 Judicial Interviews
2026-01-19 Judicial Interviews
03/06/2026 Joint Meeting of the Senate and House Courts of Justice Committees - Judicial Interviews - (Interview Schedule Attached)
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