This committee is made up of 12 members divided into four classes of three members each with four-year terms with a two-term limit. The chairperson is appointed annually with no term limit. A Young Lawyer Representative and a Board of Governors liaison are each appointed annually.

[Note: The two district committees meet together when Virginia-related vacancies occur on the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.]

Members

C. Thomas Ebel, District Chair
Richmond
Sands Anderson PC
804-783-7202
tebel@sandsanderson.com

Attison L. Barnes III
Washington, D.C.
Wiley Rein LLP
202-719-7385
abarnes@wiley.law

Carla D. Brown
Charlson Bredehoft Cohen & Brown P.C.
Reston
703-318-6800
cbrown@cbclaw.com

Terrence L. Graves
Sands Anderson PC
Richmond
804-648-1636
tgraves@sandsanderson.com

Stephen E. Noona
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.
Norfolk
757-624-3239
senoona@kaufcan.com

Richard H. Ottinger
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC
Norfolk
757-446-8600
rottinger@vanblk.com

Stuart Raphael
Courts of Appeals of Virginia
Richmond
sraphael@vacourts.gov

Arthur E. Schmalz
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Washington, D.C.
202-955-1977
aschmalz@huntonAK.com

Brett A. Spain
Willcox & Savage, P.C.
Norfolk
757-628-5534
bspain@wilsav.com

Mary C. Zinsner
Troutman Pepper
Washington, D.C.
703-734-4363
mary.zinsner@troutman.com

Ex officio members

Mihir V. Elchuri, Young Lawyers Division Representative
Hirschler
Tysons
703-584-8370
melchuri@hirschlerlaw.com