Cleo Powell

Cleo Powell

Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia
Incumbent
Assumed office August 1, 2011
Preceded by	Leroy R. Hassell, Sr.
Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals
In office August 15, 2008 – August 1, 2011
Appointed by	Tim Kaine
Preceded by	LeRoy F. Millette, Jr.
Succeeded by	Glen A. Huff

Personal details
Born	Cleo Elaine Powell (1957-01-12) January 12, 1957 Brunswick, Virginia, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Alvin Larnell Dilworth
Alma mater	University of Virginia (B.A., J.D.)

Cleo Elaine Powell (born January 12, 1957) is a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. She was sworn in on October 21, 2011 for a term ending in July 31, 2023. Justice Powell is the first African American female to serve on Virginia's highest Court and the fifth woman to serve on the Court.^[1]

Born in Brunswick County, Virginia, she received an undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia in 1979 and received her juris doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1982. Powell served at every level of Virginia's judicial system as a judge, working as a General District Court Judge in Chesterfield, Virginia and Colonial Heights, Virginia from 1993 until 2000, a Circuit Court Judge in the same jurisdictions from 2000 until 2008, and on the Court of Appeals of Virginia from 2008 until 2011.^[2] In 2013 Powell was honored as one of the Library of Virginia's "Virginia Women in History".^[3]

References

↑ "Cleo Powell, Va.'s first black female justice to be sworn in" WJLA. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
↑ "Powell sworn in as justice on Virginia Supreme Court" Archived 2013-01-05 at Archive.is Richmond Times Dispatch
↑ "Virginia Women in History: Cleo Elaine Powell". Library of Virginia. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

External links

Powell's biography at the Library of Virginia

Legal offices
Preceded by Leroy R. Hassell, Sr.	Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia 2011–present	Incumbent

Current statewide political officials of Virginia
U.S. Senators	Mark Warner Tim Kaine
State government	Terry McAuliffe, Governor Ralph Northam, Lieutenant Governor & President of the Senate Mark Herring, Attorney General
Senate	Stephen Newman, President pro tempore Tommy Norment, Majority Leader Richard L. Saslaw, Minority Leader
House of Delegates	William J. Howell, Speaker Kirk Cox, Majority Leader David Toscano, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Active judges Donald W. Lemons, Chief Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn William C. Mims Elizabeth A. McClanahan Cleo E. Powell D. Arthur Kelsey Stephen R. McCullough Senior status judges Charles S. Russell Elizabeth B. Lacy Lawrence L. Koontz, Jr. LeRoy F. Millette, Jr. Virginia has a senior status program

Virginia Women in History

2000–2009

2000	Agnew, Ella GrahamElla Graham Agnew Baldwin, Mary JuliaMary Julia Baldwin Brent, MargaretMargaret Brent Cather, WillaWilla Cather Dean, JennieJennie Dean Fain, Sarah LeeSarah Lee Fain Glasgow, EllenEllen Glasgow Madison, DolleyDolley Madison , PocahontasPocahontas Rind, ClementinaClementina Rind Valentine, Lila MeadeLila Meade Valentine Walker, Maggie L.Maggie L. Walker
2001	Bowser, Rosa DixonRosa Dixon Bowser Campbell, ElizabethElizabeth Campbell Jordan, ThomasinaThomasina Jordan Keckley, ElizabethElizabeth Keckley Pollak, TheresaTheresa Pollak Tompkins, Sally LouisaSally Louisa Tompkins Van Lew, ElizabethElizabeth Van Lew Wilson, EdithEdith Wilson
2002	Adamson, RebeccaRebecca Adamson Barrett, Janie PorterJanie Porter Barrett Cline, PatsyPatsy Cline Corbin, Hannah LeeHannah Lee Corbin Darden, ChristineChristine Darden McDaniel, Lillian WardLillian Ward McDaniel Munford, Mary-Cooke BranchMary-Cooke Branch Munford Rattley, Jessie M.Jessie M. Rattley
2003	Astor, NancyNancy Astor Bailey, PearlPearl Bailey Bodeker, Anna WhiteheadAnna Whitehead Bodeker Mary Ann ElliottMary Ann Elliott Jenkins, Annabelle Ravenscroft GibsonAnnabelle Ravenscroft Gibson Jenkins Johnston, Frances BenjaminFrances Benjamin Johnston Peebles, Anne DobieAnne Dobie Peebles Spencer, Annie BannisterAnnie Bannister Spencer
2004	Arents, GraceGrace Arents , CockacoeskeCockacoeske Couric, KatieKatie Couric Holden, Anne MakemieAnne Makemie Holden Ingles, Mary DraperMary Draper Ingles Jones, Sarah Garland BoydSarah Garland Boyd Jones Snyder, AnnieAnnie Snyder Washington, MarthaMartha Washington
2005	Adams-Ender, Clara LeachClara Leach Adams-Ender Day, CaitlynCaitlyn Day Griffin, Bessie BlountBessie Blount Griffin Johnston, MaryMary Johnston Powell, Barbara JohnsBarbara Johns Powell Smith, LeeLee Smith Wade, Mary BelvinMary Belvin Wade
2006	Barrett, Kate WallerKate Waller Barrett Berg, Marie MajellaMarie Majella Berg Bowman, John-Geline MacDonaldJohn-Geline MacDonald Bowman Fitzgerald-Brown, BenitaBenita Fitzgerald-Brown Hopper, GraceGrace Hopper McClenahan, Mary Tyler Freeman CheekMary Tyler Freeman Cheek McClenahan Richardson, G. AnneG. Anne Richardson Terhune, Mary VirginiaMary Virginia Terhune
2007	Byrd, Mary WillingMary Willing Byrd Carter, MaybelleMaybelle Carter Copenhaver, Laura Lu SchererLaura Lu Scherer Copenhaver Futrell, Mary Alice Franklin HatwoodMary Alice Franklin Hatwood Futrell Galt, Mary JefferyMary Jeffery Galt Johnson, Sheila CrumpSheila Crump Johnson , OpossunoquonuskeOpossunoquonuske Williams, CamillaCamilla Williams
2008	Berkeley, Frances CulpeperFrances Culpeper Berkeley Brooks, Lucy GoodeLucy Goode Brooks Gonzalez, Providencia VelazquezProvidencia Velazquez Gonzalez Lacy, Elizabeth B.Elizabeth B. Lacy McCrumb, SharynSharyn McCrumb Moss, P. BuckleyP. Buckley Moss Rogers, Isabel WoodIsabel Wood Rogers Turner, EdithEdith Turner
2009	Adams, PaulinePauline Adams Cook, Caroline BradbyCaroline Bradby Cook Emerson, ClaudiaClaudia Emerson Faust, Drew GilpinDrew Gilpin Faust Grayson, Joann HessJoann Hess Grayson Randolph, MaryMary Randolph Randolph, VirginiaVirginia Randolph Terry, Mary SueMary Sue Terry

2010–2019

2010	Adams, Mollie HolmesMollie Holmes Adams Furman, EthelEthel Furman Harrison, Edythe C.Edythe C. Harrison Martin, JanisJanis Martin Rowland, Kate MasonKate Mason Rowland Skipwith, Jean MillerJean Miller Skipwith Stovall, QueenaQueena Stovall Van Landingham, MarianMarian Van Landingham
2011	Addison, LucyLucy Addison Bontecou, EleanorEleanor Bontecou Fleming, Emily WhiteEmily White Fleming Fu, PearlPearl Fu Lincoln, LillianLillian Lincoln Marshall, Bessie NiemeyerBessie Niemeyer Marshall Rogan, Felicia WarburgFelicia Warburg Rogan Russell, Elizabeth Henry CampbellElizabeth Henry Campbell Russell
2012	Ames, Susie MaySusie May Ames Beltran, MonicaMonica Beltran Campbell, Christiana BurdettChristiana Burdett Campbell Christian, Betty SamsBetty Sams Christian McIntosh, Elizabeth PeetElizabeth Peet McIntosh Puckett, Orelena HawksOrelena Hawks Puckett Shatin, JudithJudith Shatin Stuart, Alice JacksonAlice Jackson Stuart
2013	Alexander, Mary C.Mary C. Alexander Archer, LouiseLouise Archer Carrington, Elizabeth Ambler BrentElizabeth Ambler Brent Carrington Compton, AnnAnn Compton Falletta, JoAnnJoAnn Falletta Powell, CleoCleo Powell Pruitt, InezInez Pruitt Scott, Eva Mae FlemingEva Mae Fleming Scott
2014	Blackford, Mary Berkeley MinorMary Berkeley Minor Blackford Cohn, Naomi SilvermanNaomi Silverman Cohn Duke, Elizabeth AshburnElizabeth Ashburn Duke Findlay, RachelRachel Findlay Kendall, Christine HerterChristine Herter Kendall Loving, MildredMildred Loving Ryan, DebbieDebbie Ryan Winslett, StonerStoner Winslett
2015	Caldwell, Nancy MelvinaNancy Melvina Caldwell Giovanni, NikkiNikki Giovanni Harris, Ruth ColesRuth Coles Harris McDiarmid, Dorothy ShoemakerDorothy Shoemaker McDiarmid Peterkin, Rebekah DulaneyRebekah Dulaney Peterkin Pinn, VivianVivian Pinn Stith, Elizabeth Bray Allen SmithElizabeth Bray Allen Smith Stith Wood, KarenneKarenne Wood
2016	Crittenden, Flora D.Flora D. Crittenden Day, Elizabeth NottinghamElizabeth Nottingham Day Gray, Sarah A.Sarah A. Gray Isaac, Edwilda AllenEdwilda Allen Isaac Johnson, KatherineKatherine Johnson King, Ada InesAda Ines King Masters, BettyBetty Masters Oberndorf, MeyeraMeyera Oberndorf
2017	Crouse-Mays, DorisDoris Crouse-Mays Foley, Corazon SandovalCorazon Sandoval Foley Houston, NoraNora Houston Hudson, Cynthia EppesCynthia Eppes Hudson Jones, Mary VirginiaMary Virginia Jones McCraw, Louise HarrisonLouise Harrison McCraw Moore, Undine SmithUndine Smith Moore Rollins, MarthaMartha Rollins

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