Cleo E. Powell

Born 1/12/1957

Judicial Career

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8/1/2011 – present
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1/1/2010 – 1/1/2010

Biography

Cleo Elaine Powell is the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. She is the first African-American female and fifth woman overall to serve on Virginia's highest court.

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Farrens
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Higle
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In re L.M.H.
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