Office: | Chief Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals |
Term Start: | April 1, 2006 |
Term End: | December 31, 2014 |
Preceded: | Johanna L. Fitzpatrick |
Succeeded: | Glen A. Huff |
Office2: | Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals |
Term Start2: | September 1, 2002 |
Term End2: | December 31, 2014 |
Preceded2: | Jere M. H. Willis Jr. |
Succeeded2: | Mary Grace O'Brien |
Office3: | Counsel to the Governor of Virginia |
Governor3: | Jim Gilmore |
Term Start3: | January 17, 1998 |
Term End3: | January 12, 2002 |
Preceded3: | Mark Christie |
Succeeded3: | Robert Blue |
Birth Name: | Walter Shepard Felton Jr. |
Birth Date: | 28 July 1944 |
Birth Place: | Suffolk, Virginia, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Education: | University of Richmond |
Allegiance: | United States |
Branch: | United States Army |
Serviceyears: | 1969–1973 |
Unit: | J.A.G. Corps |
Battles: | Vietnam War |
Walter Shepard Felton Jr. (July 28, 1944 – April 29, 2022) was the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia. He graduated from the University of Richmond in 1966 and the University of Richmond School of Law in 1969. Felton previously served as Deputy Attorney General of Virginia and law professor at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law.
Felton retired from the Court on December 31, 2014,[1] assuming senior status upon his retirement.
Judge Felton died on April 29, 2022.[2] [3] [4] [5]