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| Name | George Steven Agee |
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Richmond, Virginia , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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November 12, 1952
(71 years)
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Modifed | Scott³
May 20, 2008 09:42pm |
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| Info | * Justice G. Steven Agee is an experienced attorney, dedicated public servant, and respected judge, who is admired for his intelligence, fairness, integrity, and temperament.
* Justice Agee has served as a Justice on the Supreme Court of Virginia since 2003.
o As a Justice on the Supreme Court, Justice Agee serves on the highest court in the Commonwealth of Virginia, deciding complex cases involving criminal and civil law.
o In 2003, Justice Agee was elected to the Supreme Court of Virginia by a bipartisan voice vote by both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly.
* From 2001 to 2003, Justice Agee was a judge on the Court of Appeals of Virginia.
o As a judge on the Court of Appeals, Justice Agee presided over appellate cases including matters of family, criminal, civil, and administrative law.
o In 2000, the Virginia General Assembly elected Justice Agee to the Court of Appeals by a bipartisan voice vote.
* For more than 20 years prior to his service as a judge, Justice Agee worked in private practice on a wide range of legal issues involving state and Federal law.
o Justice Agee was a named shareholder in the firm of Osterhoudt, Ferguson, Natt, Aheron, and Agee from 1980 to 2001.
o His diverse private practice included civil litigation and commercial transactions, with a particular focus on bankruptcy, trusts and estates, and commercial acquisitions. He also represented clients in criminal matters and in other areas of the law.
* Justice Agee has shown a strong and consistent commitment to public service.
o Justice Agee served in the Army JAG Reserves from 1986 to 1997, attaining the rank of Major.
o From 1982 to 1994, Justice Agee distinguished himself as an elected Delegate to the Virginia General Assembly. Justice Agee represented the City of Salem and parts of Roanoke and Montgomery Counties. From 1982 to 1994, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates. Opting to pursue the Republican nomination for Attorney General of Virginia in 1993, he did not seek re-election to the House.
* Justice Agee possesses an impressive academic background.
o Justice Agee attended New York University School of Law on partial scholarship and received an LL.M. (Master of Laws) degree in Taxation in 1978.
o Justice Agee received his J.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1977.
o He graduated from Bridgewater College with a B.A. in 1974.
* Justice Agee is active in his local community and has shown a strong commitment to community service.
o Before joining the bench, he served on the Federal court-appointed defense counsel list for the Western District of Virginia for over 20 years.
o He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Bradley Free Clinic in Roanoke, Virginia, which provides free medical, dental, and pharmacy services to the working uninsured, temporarily unemployed, and their family members. He is also a member of the Salem Rotary Club.
o Before joining the bench, he volunteered for the Roanoke Bar Association’s Legal Aid Assistance Program, which helped needy individuals with processing no-fault bankruptcies and divorces.
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