Governor Kaine Announces Judicial Appointment
– Fills Circuit Court vacancy in Hampton –

RICHMOND – Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced that he has appointed Judge William C. Andrews, III, to fill a vacancy on the Circuit Court for the City of Hampton.

Judge Andrews was first appointed to the Hampton General District Court in 1990 and to the Hampton Circuit Court in 1996. Judge Andrews, a former chief judge of the Hampton General District Court, is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College and the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary.  He was in private practice for 17 years before joining the bench in 1990.

“Judge Andrews has a distinguished record on the bench,” said Governor Kaine.  “The legal community in Hampton is supportive of his continued service, and I am confident that he will continue to serve with integrity and a commitment to justice.”

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