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Former Gov. A. Linwood Holton Jr., a Life Member of the VBA, has died. He was 98.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, also a former governor of Virginia, tweeted, "I mourn the loss of my father-in-law Linwood Holton. He was my friend and public service role model. His courageous efforts to end racial discrimination in Virginia — born out of deep religious conviction about the equality of all God’s children — made him a moral pillar for so many."

The Hon. W. Tayloe Murphy Jr., a Life Member of the VBA and recipient of the association's highest honor, died Sept. 15, 2021. He was 88.

Mr. Murphy served Virginia as a delegate to the General Assembly and as secretary of natural resources in 2002-2006 under then-Gov. Mark Warner.

Leigh B. Middleditch Jr., who joined the VBA in 1957 and was involved in the Boyd-Graves Conference, died Oct. 3, 2021. He was 92.

Before retirement, he was a partner with McGuire, Woods, Battle, and Boothe in Charlottesville. He taught business law and Virginia procedure at the University of Virginia.

The July results from the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners are out and the commonwealth just gained 459 new lawyers. An additional 33 individuals passed the bar but have not yet been licensed.

Several VBA members were named Up & Coming Lawyers as a future generation of leaders in the law. The 2021 list was announced by Virginia Lawyers Media, publisher of Virginia Lawyers Weekly.