John Charles Thomas (jurist)
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John Charles Thomas was the first black justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
Thomas graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Arts degree in American government in 1972. He attended the University of Virginia School of Law and received his law degree in 1975.
Thomas became a member of the Virginia Supreme Court and spent 6.5 years on the bench before resigning. He was succeeded by Leroy Rountree Hassell, Sr., who later became the court's first black chief justice. Thomas now practices law in Richmond, Virginia as part of the Hunton & Williams law firm.
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