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Legislators tasked with vetting Virginia judges blasted a pair of peninsula judges during a six hour hearing Friday that also brought forth bias concerns about the state's evaluation tool.
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Five lower court judges were elevated to Circuit Courts in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton and Portsmouth. Lawmakers also selected nine lawyers to fill vacancies in General District and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts around the region.
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Hampton Circuit Court Judge Christopher W. Hutton is stepping down after 27 years on the bench and a combined 47 years working in the courts as either a judge or prosecutor.
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A 28-year-old Hampton man was sentenced this week to 15 years behind bars in the slaying of his girlfriend’s father more than four years ago.
A jury in Hampton Circuit Court on Thursday found a 27-year-old man guilty of voluntary manslaughter for killing his girlfriend’s father nearly four years ago.