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Glen A. Huff

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Glen A. Huff
Then-Chief Judge Glen Huff in 2017
Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals
Assumed office
August 1, 2011
Appointed byVirginia General Assembly
Preceded byCleo E. Powell
Chief Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals
In office
January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2018
Preceded byWalter S. Felton Jr.
Succeeded byMarla Graff Decker
Personal details
Born (1951-06-18) June 18, 1951 (age 73)[1]
Skowhegan, Maine
EducationUniversity of Maine (B.A.)
University of New Hampshire School of Law (J.D.)

Glen Alton Huff (born June 18, 1951) is a Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals.

Life and education

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Huff was born in 1951 in Skowhegan, Maine. He received his Bachelor of Arts from University of Maine and his Juris Doctor from the University of New Hampshire School of Law.[2]

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He practiced law with the firm of Huff, Poole & Mahoney, P.C. in Hampton Roads, Virginia.[3]

Service on Virginia Court of Appeals

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He was elected by the General Assembly on July 29, 2011, to an eight-year term beginning August 1, 2011, to fill the vacancy created by the elevation of Cleo E. Powell to the Supreme Court of Virginia.[2][4] He was re-elected to a second eight-year term on January 16, 2019. His current term expires in 2027.[5] He was elected by the court on October 20, 2014, to a four-year term as chief judge beginning January 1, 2015, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Walter S. Felton Jr.[3] He was succeeded as Chief Judge by Judge Marla Graff Decker.[6] On March 1, 2024, State Senator Scott Surovell revealed that Judge Huff "had written a letter advising [the General Assembly] he would be retiring from the court" on December 31, 2024. The General Assembly elected Fairfax Circuit Court judge David Bernhard to succeed him, starting January 1, 2025.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Hubbell, Martindale (March 2001). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Volume 17. Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561604395.
  2. ^ a b "Glen A. Huff, August 1, 2011-present; Chief Judge, January 1, 2015-December 31, 2018". Virginia Appellate Court History. 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  3. ^ a b "Glen A. Huff Named Chief Judge-elect of Court of Appeals of Virginia". www.vsb.org. October 27, 2014. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  4. ^ "Judicial Branch" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 92". Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "Judges of the Court of Appeals". Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "Frucci, Bernhard tapped for appeals court". Virginia Bar Association. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals
2011–present
Incumbent