Rossie D. Alston Jr.

Rossie D. Alston Jr.
Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia
Assumed office
March 1, 2009
Preceded by Jean Harrison Clements
Judge of the Prince William County Circuit Court
In office
2001–2009
Judge of the Prince William County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
In office
1998–2001
Personal details
Born Rossie David Alston Jr.
(1957-05-31) May 31, 1957
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Spouse(s) Carol Miller
Education Averett University
North Carolina Central University (JD)
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1975
Rank Private First Class

Rossie David Alston Jr. (born May 31, 1957) is a Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia since 2009, after having previously been a judge in the Circuit Court and the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court.

Biography

Alston graduated from Averett University in 1979 and obtained his law degree from the North Carolina Central University School of Law in 1982.[1] He was elected by the General Assembly to be a judge of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court for the 31st Judicial District, encompassing Prince William County, in 1998. He was elected to the circuit court in 2001. He was selected by his colleagues to be chief judge of the circuit court in 2007, when that position became vacant upon the elevation of LeRoy F. Millette Jr. to the Court of Appeals.[2] Alston was elevated to the Court of Appeals in 2009 to fill the vacancy created upon the retirement of Jean Harrison Clements.[3]

On March 4, 2016, the Senate Courts of Justice Committee certified Alston as qualified for a seat on the Supreme Court of Virginia after the Senate nominated him to be elected to a twelve-year term.[4] He was blocked by Democrats from joining the state Supreme Court.[5]

Nomination to district court

On June 7, 2018 President Trump announced his intent to nominate Alston to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.[6] He was President Trump's second African-American federal judicial nominee.[5] On June 18, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Alston to the seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia vacated by Judge Gerald Bruce Lee, who retired on September 30, 2017.[7] His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On October 10, 2018 a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Walker, Keith (February 12, 2009). "Rossie Alston Jr. appointed state judgeship". Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Richmond, Virginia. Archived from the original on February 24, 2009. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ Vargas, Theresa (November 29, 2007). "County Judges on Rise at Circuit, Appeals Courts". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rossie D. Alston, Jr., March 1, 2009-present". Virginia Appellate Court History. 2014-11-25. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  4. ↑ Nolan, Jim (March 4, 2016). "Senate panel certifies Alston as qualified for Supreme Court". The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Weiner, Rachel (January 14, 2018). "Judge Rossie Alston expected to be nominated to federal bench in Virginia". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Fifteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Fourteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Ninth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees" White House, June 7, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ↑ "Seventeen Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate Today", White House, June 18, 2018
  8. ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 10, 2018
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Preceded by
Jean Harrison Clements		 Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia
2009–present		 Incumbent
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