April 27, 2026

VSB Council Welcomes New Leaders in 2026

The Virginia State Bar Council has 14 new members from across the Commonwealth whose terms will begin July 1, 2026, as well as members serving a second term and at-large members appointed by the Supreme Court of Virginia. Additionally, effective July 1, 2026, the VSB will have a new president, president-elect, and immediate past president. The leadership for 2026–27 is as follows: 
 

Judicial Circuit and Name

1st Judicial Circuit

  • Madeline C. Woodruff

2nd Judicial Circuit

  • Naveed Kalantar
  • Vanessa T. Yearick

4th Judicial Circuit

  • Caswell W. Richardson (2nd term)

7th Judicial Circuit

  • Patrick C. Murphrey (2nd term)                                                           

9th Judicial Circuit

  • Andrew J. Dean

10th Judicial Circuit

  • Richard A. Nash

11th Judicial Circuit

  • Dale W. Pittman (2nd term)

13th Judicial Circuit

  • Brielle M. Hunt

14th Judicial Circuit

  • William J. "Will" Egen (2nd term)
  • Joel R. McClellan (2nd term)

15th Judicial Circuit

  • Shelia H. B. Holmes

18th Judicial Circuit

  • Sebastian M. Norton (2nd term)

19th Judicial Circuit

  • Chidinma U. Harley (2nd term)
  • Paul H. Melnick (2nd term)

20th Judicial Circuit

  • Marie E. Washington (2nd term)

25th Judicial Circuit

  • Charles S. Moore

28th Judicial Circuit

  • A. Dove Goodpaster 

New Council Members at Large

Peter H. Davies
Jill K. Lawson
Molly E. Newton

2026–27 Officers

President Susan B. Tarley
President-Elect Bruce H. Russell II
Immediate Past President K. Brett Marston

 

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