Northern Virginia Chapter News

Congrautlations to Alison Mullins, VWAA's incoming President for the 2023-2024 year.

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VWAA celebrates Maureen Carr, its incoming Secretary for the 2023-24 year.

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Congratulations to our members who have been chosen as 2023 Super Lawyers From the Northern Virginia Chapter.

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Congratulations to our members who have been chosen as 2023 Super Lawyers Family Law Rising Stars from the Northern Virginia Chapter.

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NOVA’s beloved Holiday Reception Returns as an In-Person Event at the Barns of Wolf Trap

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The Northern Virginia Chapter will host its annual Holiday Reception in-person this year at The Barns of Wolf Trap on December 6, 2022. RSVP by November 29 to attend.

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The Virginia Women Attorneys Association, Northern Virginia Chapter’s Judicial Screening Committee will conduct interviews of applicants for anticipated vacancies on the Fairfax County General District Court and Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court. Interviews of applicants will be conducted on November 15, 2022. Applications must be returned to Pia J. Miller via email or via the online Judicial Candidates Questionaire by 5:00 p.m. on November 8, 2022.  The application can be completed online or requested from Pia via email: pia.miller@fairfaxcounty.gov. IMPORTANT NOTE:  If completing the questionnaire online, add Pia's email address in the field for Question 4.

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The Virginia Women Attorneys Association, Northern Virginia Chapter’s Judicial Screening Committee will conduct interviews of applicants for the anticipated vacancies on the FAIRFAX COUNTY GENERAL DISTRICT COURT.  Interviews of applicants for the Fairfax County General District Court vacancy will be conducted on May 10, 2022.

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On November 18, 2021 the Northern Virginia Chapter's Judicial Screening Committee conducted virtual interviews of five candidates for an anticipated vacancy in the 17th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Arlington County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. The results of the screening interviews and additional information about each candidate can be found in the letter issued by the Virginia Women Attorneys Association on December 8, 2021.

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On November 17, 2021 the Northern Virginia Chapter's Judicial Screening Committee conducted virtual interviews of five candidates for the anticipated vacancy in the 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Fairfax General District Court. The results of the screening interviews and additional information about each candidate can be found in the letter issued by the Virginia Women Attorneys Association on November 30, 2021.

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The Virginia Women Attorneys Association, Northern Virginia Chapter's Judicial Screening Committee will conduct virtual interviews of applicants for the anticipated vacancy on the Arlington County Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court  on November 18, 2021.

Applications must be returned to Christie Leary via email at christie.leary@leary-law.com or via the online Judicial Candidates Questionnaire by 5:00 p.m. on November 16, 2021. If completing the questionnaire online, please enter christie.leary@leary-law.com for item 4.  The application can also be requested from Christie Leary at christie.leary@leary-law.com.

Please also include a photograph and biography with your application.

NVWAA and/or VWAA members who practice in the Fairfax County Circuit Court are needed to sit on the panel. Please contact Christie Leary at at christie.leary@leary-law.com or (703) 359-7111 as soon as possible if you are able to participate.

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The Virginia Women Attorneys Association, Northern Virginia Chapter's Judicial Screening Committee will conduct virtual interviews of applicants for the anticipated vacancy on the Fairfax County General District Court on November 17, 2021.

Applications must be returned to Michelle Kaminsky via email at mkaminsky@khitelaw.com or via the online Judicial Candidates Questionnaire by 5:00 p.m. on November 15, 2021. If completing the questionnaire online, please enter mkaminsky@khitelaw.com for item 4.  The application can also be requested from Michelle Kaminksy at mkaminsky@khitelaw.com.

Please also include a photograph and biography with your application.

NVWAA and/or VWAA members who practice in the Fairfax County Circuit Court are needed to sit on the panel. Please contact Michelle at at mkaminsky@khitelaw.com or (703) 766-0732 as soon as possible if you are able to participate.

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The Virginia Women Attorneys Association, Northern Virginia Chapter's Judicial Screening Committee will conduct virtual interviews of applicants for the anticipated vacancy on the Fairfax County Circuit Court on September 20, 2021.

Applications must be returned to Jamel Rowe via email at jrowe@livesaymyers.com or via the online Judicial Candidates Questionnaire by 5:00 p.m. on September 16, 2021. If completing the questionnaire online, please enter jrowe@livesaymyers.com for item 4.

Please also include a photograph and biography with your application.

NVWAA and/or VWAA members who practice in the Fairfax County Circuit Court are needed to sit on the panel. Please contact Jamel at jrowe@livesaymyers.com or (703) 865-4746 as soon as possible if you are able to participate.

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The Honorable Liam O’Grady, Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, assumed Senior status on May 1, 2020. As such, pursuant to the By‐Laws of the Virginia Women Attorneys Association (“VWAA”), the VWAA will empanel a Judicial Screening Committee (“Committee”) to interview and consider candidates for the judicial vacancy. The Committee will consist of at least five VWAA members.

Interviews of candidates will be conducted virtually via Zoom on January 28, 2021. Candidates interested in applying should submit an application to Maureen E. Carr (mcarr@beankinney.com) and Kristi Cahoon Kelly (kkelly@kellyguzzo.com), Co‐Chairs of the Committee, by January 8, 2021. If you are completing an online application please include mcarr@beankinney.com, kkelly@kellyguzzo.com in the field for question #4 so they will receive the applications directly. The application can also be downloaded as a PDF as well as the Rules of the Judiciary Screening Committee.

VWAA members who practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia are needed to sit on the Committee. To apply for a seat on the Committee, please contact Maureen E. Carr (mcarr@beankinney.com) and Kristi Cahoon Kelly (kkelly@kellyguzzo.com) by December 23, 2020.

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On October 29, 2020 the Northern Virginia Chapter's Judicial Screening Committee conducted virtual interviews of nine candidates for two anticipated vacancies in the 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Fairfax County Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court. The results of the screening interviews and additional information about each candidate can be found in the letter issued by the Virginia Women Attorneys Association on November 11, 2020.

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On October 27, 2020 the Northern Virginia Chapter's Judicial Screening Committee conducted virtual interviews of seven candidates for the anticipated vacancy in the 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Fairfax County Circuit Court. The results of the screening interviews and additional information about each candidate can be found in the letter issued by the Virginia Women Attorneys Association on November 11, 2020.

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The Virginia Women Attorneys Association, Northern Virginia Chapter’s  Judicial Screening Committee will conduct interviews of applicants for the anticipated vacancy on the FAIRFAX COUNTY GENERAL DISTRICT CIRCUIT COURT.  Interviews of applicants for the Fairfax County General District Court vacancy will be conducted remotely on November 12, 2020. 

Applications must be returned to Michelle Kaminsky via email or via the VWAA website by 5:00 p.m. on November 1, 2020. The application can be found on the VWAA website or requested from Michelle Kaminsky (mkaminsky@khitelaw.com). 

Please also include a photograph and biography with your application. 

NVWAA and/or VWAA members who practice in the Fairfax County District Court are needed to sit on the panels. Please contact Michelle at mkaminsky@khitelaw.com or 703-766-0732 as soon as possible if you are able to participate.

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The Virginia Women Attorneys Association, Northern Virginia Chapter's Judicial Screening Committee will conduct interviews of applicants for the anticipated vacancies on the FAIRFAX COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (1 anticipated vacancy) & FAIRFAX COUNTY JUVENILE & DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT (2 anticpated vacancies).

Interviews of applicants for the Fairfax County Circuit Court vacancy will be conducted virtually on October 27, 2020. Interviews of applicants for the Fairfax County Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court vacancies will be conducted virtually on October 29, 2020.

Applications must be returned to Michelle Kaminsky via email or via the VWAA website by 5:00 p.m. on October 16, 2020. The application can be found on the VWAA website or requested from Michelle Kaminsky (mkaminsky@khitelaw.com). Please also include a photograph and biography with your application.

NVWAA and/or VWAA members who practice in the Fairfax County Circuit Court and/or Fairfax County Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court are needed to sit on the panels. Please contact Michelle at mkaminsky@khitelaw.com or 703-766-0732 as soon as possible if you are able to participate.

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On May 18, 2020 the Northern Virginia Chapter's Judicial Screening Committee conducted virtual interviews of four candidates for the anticipated vacancy on the 18th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Alexandria Circuit Court. The results of the screening interviews and additional information about each candidate can be found in the letter issued by the Virginia Women Attorneys Association on May 28, 2020.

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The Northern Virginia Chapter’s Judicial Screening Committee will conduct interviews of applicants for the vacancy on the CITY OF ALEXANDRIA GENERAL DISTRICT COURT. Interviews of applicants will take place on November 4, 2019 in The Grenadier Room at the Alexandria Courthouse. Applications must be returned to Michelle Kaminsky at Hite Kaminsky Family Law & Mediation, PLLC, 10427 North Street, Ste. 200 Fairfax, VA 22030 by 5:00 p.m. on October 25, 2019. You may complete the application online, download it, or it may also be obtained by calling Karen Sultan at 703-766-0732 and requesting a copy. 

Please return 8 hard copies of the completed application, a photograph, and a biography as well as send 1 electronic copy of the completed application to Michelle directly at mkaminsky@khitelaw.com by the date and time referenced above. If completing the form online, enter the email address where it indicates on question 4.

VWAA members who practice in the City of Alexandria General District Court are needed to sit on the panel. Please contact Michelle at either mkaminsky@khitelaw.com or 703-766-0732 if you are able to participate.

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On June 18, 2019 the Northern Virginia Chapter's Judicial Screening Committee interviewed seven candidates for the anticipated vacancy on the 18th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Alexandria Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court. The results of the screening interviews and additional information about each candidate can be found in the letter issued by the Virginia Women Attorneys Association on June 20, 2019.

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The Northern Virgnia Chapter and the George Mason Law School participated in a happy hour and networking event at Bar Bao in Arlington, VA on April 11, 2019.

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On March 23, 2019 the Northern Virginia Chapter participated in its annual Color of Justice Program at the Circuit Court of Fairfax County. This two-part event seeks to encourage diversity in the law while providing 7th to 12th grade students a glimpse into the American legal system. During the program, student participants had the chance to play the role of a juror in a mock trial presented at the Fairfax Circuit Court by real attorneys and judges.

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On November 28, 2018, the Northern Virginia Chapter's Judicial Screening Committee interviewed five candidates for the anticipated vacancy on the 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Fairfax County Circuit. The results of the screening interviews and additional information about each candidate can be found in the letter issued by the Virginia Women Attorneys Association on December 10, 2018.

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