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Cleo E. Powell
Cleo E. Powell elected first African-American woman chief justice of Virginia Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Virginia has elected Justice Cleo E. Powell as its next chief justice, the Virginia State Bar announced on Tuesday. Powell becomes the first African American woman to hold the post in the court’s history and will succeed Chief Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn, who is set to retire effective January 1, 2026. …
