Glen A. Huff Explained

Glen A. Huff
Office2:Chief Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals
Term Start2:January 1, 2015
Term End2:December 31, 2018
Predecessor2:Walter S. Felton Jr.
Successor2:Marla Graff Decker
Office1:Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals
Term Start1:August 1, 2011
Appointer1:Virginia General Assembly
Predecessor1:Cleo E. Powell
Birth Date:18 June 1951[1]
Birth Place:Skowhegan, Maine
Education:University of Maine (B.A.)
University of New Hampshire School of Law (J.D.)

Glen Alton Huff (born June 18, 1951) is a Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals.

Life and education

Huff was born in 1951 in Skowhegan, Maine. He received his Bachelor of Arts from University of Maine and his Juris Doctor from the University of New Hampshire School of Law.[2]

Legal career

He practiced law with the firm of Huff, Poole & Mahoney, P.C. in Hampton Roads, Virginia.[3]

Service on Virginia Court of Appeals

He was elected by the General Assembly on July 29, 2011, to an eight-year term beginning August 1, 2011, to fill the vacancy created by the elevation of Cleo E. Powell to the Supreme Court of Virginia.[4] He was re-elected to a second eight-year term on January 16, 2019. His current term expires in 2027.[5] He was elected by the court on October 20, 2014, to a four-year term as chief judge beginning January 1, 2015, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Walter S. Felton Jr. He was succeeded as Chief Judge by Judge Marla Graff Decker.[6] On March 1, 2024, State Senator Scott Surovell revealed that Judge Huff "had written a letter advising [the General Assembly] he would be retiring from the court" on December 31, 2024. The General Assembly elected Fairfax Circuit Court judge David Bernhard to succeed him, starting January 1, 2025.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hubbell, Martindale . March 2001 . Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Volume 17 . . 9781561604395 .
  2. Web site: Glen A. Huff, August 1, 2011-present; Chief Judge, January 1, 2015-December 31, 2018. 2014-12-03 . Virginia Appellate Court History . en-US . 2023-12-04.
  3. Web site: Glen A. Huff Named Chief Judge-elect of Court of Appeals of Virginia . October 27, 2014 . www.vsb.org . en . 2018-07-03.
  4. Web site: Judicial Branch . July 3, 2018 . July 3, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180703220741/https://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/secretary-of-the-commonwealth/pdf/1718-bluebook/23-judicial-branch.pdf . dead .
  5. Web site: SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 92 . May 21, 2020.
  6. Web site: Judges of the Court of Appeals . May 21, 2020.
  7. Web site: Frucci, Bernhard tapped for appeals court. Virginia Bar Association. 7 June 2024.