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Cleo Powell Chief Justice
Chief Justice, Virginia Supreme Court · Supreme Court of Virginia
Background: Powell began her legal career in private practice. From 1986 to 1989, she served as an assistant attorney general for the state.
At a glance
- Court
- Virginia Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Supreme Court of Virginia
- Chief justice
- Yes
- How they joined the court
- Elected (first elected 2008)
- Appointed by
- Not applicable (elected)
- Appointment date
- Not applicable (elected)
- Took office
- August 1, 2011
- Current term ends
- August 1, 2035
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- Not listed
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Virginia, 1979
- Law: University of Virginia School of Law, 1982
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Direct legislative appointmentThe state legislature chooses the justices.
Summary of facts listed on Cleo Powell’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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