Virginia Judiciary
During the colonial era, the General Court was the "supreme" court in Virginia. It was composed of the Governor and his Council. (The Council was appointed to advise the Governor and served as a rough equivalent of the modern State Senate.)
Brent Tarter at The Library of Virginia has identified the six Virginians who
have served on the United States Supreme Court:
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Philip Pendleton Barbour (1783-1841), associate justice 1736-1841
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John Blair (1731-1800), associate justice 1789-1796
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Peter Vivian Daniel (1784-1860), associate justice 1841-1860
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John Marshall (1755-1835), chief justice 1801-1835
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Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr., (1907-1998), associate justice 1972-1987
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Bushrod Washington (1762-1829), associate justice 1798-1829.
Links
Virginia Government and Politics
Geography of Virginia