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Virginia Senate Rejects Nomination of Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. to State Supreme Court
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.
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- Virginia Senate Rejects Nomination of Judge Rossie D Alston Jr to State Supreme Court
- Biography
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Biography
Alston graduated from Averett University in 1979 and obtained his law degree from the North Carolina Central University School of Law in 1982. 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. Alston was elevated to the Court of Appeals in 2009 to fill the vacancy created upon Judge Millette's elevation to the Supreme Court of Virginia.
On March 4, 2016, the Senate Courts of Justice Committee certified Alston as qualified for a seat on the Supreme Court of Virginia. On March 8, 2016, the Senate nominated him to be elected to twelve-year term, beginning March 3, 2016. Only 20 Senators voted in favor of his election. The Constitution of Virginia requires the affirmative vote of a majority of each chamber to elect a judge, so the nomination was rejected because he did not receive 21 votes.