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: The GavelFemale Chief Justice Picked in Virginia
By Peter Hardin
Gender barriers on some high courts keep falling. Justices seated on the Virginia Supreme Court have elected their first female chief justice, Cynthia D. Kinser, and she will assume the role in February, according to a Washington Post article.
A recent article in the ABA Journal reported that 20 women were serving as chief justices on state Supreme Courts; you can learn more from Gavel Grab.
Full post as published by The Gavel on September 01, 2010 (boomark / email).
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