News from the April 8 Meeting

Our member Peter Vieth has joined the staff of Virginia Lawyer's Weekly. Peter attended our membership meeting yesterday (April 8 2008) at the Shenandoah Club and wrote this post on the VLW Blog about the remarks of Senator Ralph Smith, who told the Association (at least I think he told the association) that bar association endorsements of judicial candidates should not be considered, because such endorsements are the functional equivalent of "picking your own boss." This is an interesting and novel position, particularly when one considers that bar endorsements are not legislative appointments.