25:
361:
to fill a 1997 vacancy. Kinser was elected to a second 12-year term during the 2010 session of the
General Assembly. She became Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court on February 1, 2011. She is the first woman to hold the office of Chief Justice on the Court.
417:
She began active service on July 8, 1997. She was elected by the
General Assembly to a 12-year term commencing on February 1, 1998. She became chief justice of the Virginia Supreme Court on February 1, 2011, succeeding Chief Justice
700:
395:
251:
665:
660:
690:
670:
196:
490:
402:
from 1980 to 1984. She returned to private practice from 1984 to 1990. She served as a U.S. magistrate judge of the
Western District of Virginia from 1990 to 1997.
675:
650:
640:
438:
429:-based law firm Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP. At Gentry Locke, Kinser will focus on appeals, criminal matters, and government investigations.
680:
685:
53:
33:
655:
645:
695:
383:
329:
705:
574:
406:
219:
126:
107:
79:
358:
86:
398:
from 1977 to 1978. She then entered lawyer private practice from 1978 to 1979 and served as
Commonwealth's Attorney for
549:
462:
93:
57:
49:
354:
350:
154:
414:
298:
231:
38:
75:
375:
320:
42:
575:"Gentry Locke Welcomes Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia as Senior Counsel to the Firm"
635:
410:
523:"Cynthia D. Kinser, July 8, 1997-December 31, 2014 (Chief Justice, February 1, 2011-December 31, 2014)"
630:
419:
399:
391:
177:
357:
to her first 12-year term to the
Virginia Supreme Court in 1998, after being appointed by Governor
387:
100:
426:
522:
371:
324:
243:
189:
64:
349:(born December 20, 1951) is an American lawyer who served as the chief justice of the
624:
379:
333:
315:
599:
491:"Cynthia D. Kinser - 2011 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law"
425:
On May 5, 2015, Kinser began a position as senior counsel with the
386:
in 1977. Prior to being appointed to the
Supreme Court by Governor
701:
Women chief justices of state supreme courts in the United States
550:"Lemons to succeed Lee County native Kinser on Va. Supreme Court"
396:
United States
District Court for the Western District of Virginia
252:
United States
District Court for the Western District of Virginia
63:
from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
18:
422:
Kinser retired from the
Supreme Court at the end of 2014.
413:
to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of
Justice
666:
County and city Commonwealth's Attorneys in Virginia
314:
306:
277:
272:
249:
237:
225:
213:
195:
183:
171:
152:
141:
456:
454:
661:Chief justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia
167:February 1, 2011 – December 31, 2014
8:
485:
483:
691:University of Virginia School of Law alumni
439:List of female state supreme court justices
138:
56:about living persons that is unsourced or
671:Justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia
209:July 8, 1997 – December 31, 2014
127:Learn how and when to remove this message
197:Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia
450:
517:
515:
513:
511:
7:
676:People from Pennington Gap, Virginia
384:University of Virginia School of Law
390:, Kinser served as law clerk Judge
651:21st-century American women judges
641:20th-century American women judges
14:
548:Castle, Kevin (August 18, 2014).
463:"Kinser to be next chief justice"
527:Virginia Appellate Court History
461:Cooper, Alan (August 31, 2010).
23:
681:United States magistrate judges
686:University of Tennessee alumni
1:
656:21st-century American judges
646:20th-century American judges
374:degree with honors from the
353:. Kinser was elected by the
34:biography of a living person
696:Virginia state court judges
61:must be removed immediately
722:
706:Women in Virginia politics
405:On May 2, 1997, Governor
355:Virginia General Assembly
351:Supreme Court of Virginia
340:
268:
257:
202:
160:
155:Chief Justice of Virginia
148:
415:Roscoe B. Stephenson Jr.
409:appointed Kisner to the
299:Pennington Gap, Virginia
250:Magistrate Judge of the
232:Roscoe B. Stephenson Jr.
376:University of Tennessee
321:University of Tennessee
310:Henry Allen Kinser, Jr.
554:Bristol Herald-Courier
411:Virginia Supreme Court
330:University of Virginia
48:Please help by adding
420:Leroy R. Hassell Sr.
400:Lee County, Virginia
392:Glen Morgan Williams
347:Cynthia Dinah Kinser
282:Cynthia Dinah Fannon
178:Leroy R. Hassell Sr.
54:Contentious material
600:"Cynthia D. Kinser"
467:valawyersweekly.com
76:"Cynthia D. Kinser"
388:George Felix Allen
370:Kinser received a
344:
343:
292:December 20, 1951
143:Cynthia D. Kinser
137:
136:
129:
111:
37:needs additional
713:
615:
614:
612:
610:
596:
590:
589:
587:
585:
571:
565:
564:
562:
560:
545:
539:
538:
536:
534:
519:
506:
505:
503:
501:
487:
478:
477:
475:
473:
458:
372:Bachelor of Arts
302:
295:
291:
289:
273:Personal details
262:
244:D. Arthur Kelsey
240:
228:
216:
207:
190:Donald W. Lemons
186:
174:
165:
139:
132:
125:
121:
118:
112:
110:
69:
50:reliable sources
27:
26:
19:
721:
720:
716:
715:
714:
712:
711:
710:
621:
620:
619:
618:
608:
606:
604:gentrylocke.com
598:
597:
593:
583:
581:
579:gentrylocke.com
573:
572:
568:
558:
556:
547:
546:
542:
532:
530:
521:
520:
509:
499:
497:
489:
488:
481:
471:
469:
460:
459:
452:
447:
435:
378:in 1974, and a
368:
328:
297:
296:
293:
287:
285:
284:
283:
263:
258:
238:
226:
214:
208:
203:
184:
172:
166:
161:
144:
133:
122:
116:
113:
70:
68:
47:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
719:
717:
709:
708:
703:
698:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
623:
622:
617:
616:
591:
566:
540:
529:. May 13, 2014
507:
479:
449:
448:
446:
443:
442:
441:
434:
431:
367:
364:
342:
341:
338:
337:
318:
312:
311:
308:
304:
303:
281:
279:
275:
274:
270:
269:
266:
265:
255:
254:
247:
246:
241:
235:
234:
229:
223:
222:
217:
211:
210:
200:
199:
193:
192:
187:
181:
180:
175:
169:
168:
158:
157:
150:
149:
146:
145:
142:
135:
134:
58:poorly sourced
31:
29:
22:
16:American judge
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
718:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
636:Living people
634:
632:
629:
628:
626:
605:
601:
595:
592:
580:
576:
570:
567:
555:
551:
544:
541:
528:
524:
518:
516:
514:
512:
508:
496:
492:
486:
484:
480:
468:
464:
457:
455:
451:
444:
440:
437:
436:
432:
430:
428:
423:
421:
416:
412:
408:
403:
401:
397:
393:
389:
385:
381:
377:
373:
365:
363:
360:
356:
352:
348:
339:
335:
331:
326:
322:
319:
317:
313:
309:
305:
300:
294:(age 72)
280:
276:
271:
267:
261:
256:
253:
248:
245:
242:
236:
233:
230:
224:
221:
218:
212:
206:
201:
198:
194:
191:
188:
182:
179:
176:
170:
164:
159:
156:
151:
147:
140:
131:
128:
120:
109:
106:
102:
99:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
78: –
77:
73:
72:Find sources:
66:
62:
59:
55:
51:
45:
44:
40:
35:
30:
21:
20:
607:. Retrieved
603:
594:
582:. Retrieved
578:
569:
557:. Retrieved
553:
543:
531:. Retrieved
526:
498:. Retrieved
494:
470:. Retrieved
466:
424:
407:George Allen
404:
380:Juris Doctor
369:
359:George Allen
346:
345:
259:
239:Succeeded by
220:George Allen
215:Appointed by
204:
185:Succeeded by
162:
123:
114:
104:
97:
90:
83:
71:
60:
43:verification
36:
631:1951 births
227:Preceded by
173:Preceded by
625:Categories
609:August 28,
584:August 28,
495:Monticello
472:August 28,
445:References
316:Alma mater
288:1951-12-20
87:newspapers
382:from the
366:Biography
307:Spouse(s)
264:1990–1997
260:In office
205:In office
163:In office
117:June 2023
39:citations
533:June 19,
500:June 19,
433:See also
65:libelous
427:Roanoke
394:of the
101:scholar
559:May 1,
301:, U.S.
103:
96:
89:
82:
74:
153:25th
108:JSTOR
94:books
32:This
611:2016
586:2016
561:2015
535:2023
502:2023
474:2016
278:Born
80:news
41:for
627::
602:.
577:.
552:.
525:.
510:^
493:.
482:^
465:.
453:^
334:JD
325:BA
290:)
52:.
613:.
588:.
563:.
537:.
504:.
476:.
336:)
332:(
327:)
323:(
286:(
130:)
124:(
119:)
115:(
105:·
98:·
91:·
84:·
67:.
46:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.