Randolph A. Beales

Randolph A. Beales
Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals
Incumbent
Assumed office April 26, 2006
Preceded by	Rudolph Bumgardner, III
41st Attorney General of Virginia
In office June 4, 2001 – January 12, 2002
Preceded by	Mark Earley
Succeeded by	Jerry Kilgore
Personal details
Born	Randolph Allen Beales 1960 (age 54–55) Boydton, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Julie Leftwich
Alma mater	College of William & Mary (B.A.) University of Virginia (J.D.)

Randolph Allen "Randy" Beales (born 1960) is a judge on the Virginia Court of Appeals. He previously served as Chief Deputy Attorney General and succeeded to the position of Attorney General of Virginia in 2001.

Early life and education

Beales is from Boydton, Virginia ^[1] and graduated from the College of William and Mary and received his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1986.

Career

Beales served in the federal government as a Republican appointee in the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. In 1994, he was tapped by Virginia Governor George Allen to serve in the Office of the Secretary of Education leading the Governor's Champion Schools initiative. In 1998, Beales was appointed Chief Deputy Attorney General by Virginia Attorney General Mark Earley.

On June 4, 2001, Earley resigned as Attorney General to seek the Republican nomination for Governor and Beales succeeded to the position of Attorney General. He was later confirmed in that position by the Virginia General Assembly.

He was elected a judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals by the Virginia General Assembly on March 10, 2006 to a term ending in April 15, 2014. He was elected to an additional eight years on the Court on January 14, 2014, taking the expiration of his term to April 15, 2022. ^[2]

References

1. Who Is Randolph A. Beales? by Ty Bowers, Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 12, 2001.
2. Judgeopedia