Stephen R. McCullough

Stephen R. McCullough
Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia
Assumed office
March 3, 2016
Preceded by Jane Marum Roush
Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals
Assumed office
August 1, 2011
Preceded by Elizabeth A. McClanahan
Succeeded by Mary Bennett Malveaux
Personal details
Born Stephen Richard McCullough
1972 (age 43–44)
Marseilles, France
Alma mater University of Virginia (B.A.)
University of Richmond (J.D.)

Stephen Richard McCullough (born 1972) is a Justice-elect of the Supreme Court of Virginia, judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia, and former career attorney in the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia. On March 10, 2016, the General Assembly of Virginia elected him to a twelve-year term on the Supreme Court, beginning March 3, 2016.[1] The effective date of his resignation from the Court of Appeals and beginning of his service on the Supreme Court has not yet been announced.

Biography

McCullough graduated from the University of Virginia in 1994 and obtained his law degree from the University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law in 1997.[2] After completing law school, he served as a law clerk to state Supreme Court Justice Leroy R. Hassell, Sr.[3]

In 1999, McCullough joined the criminal litigation section of the Office of the Attorney General. In 2006, then-Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell promoted him to the position of deputy solicitor general. He later became Solicitor General of Virginia under then-Attorney General William C. Mims. He served as opinions counsel and senior appellate counsel under then-Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli.[3] On July 29, 2011, the General Assembly elected McCullough to an eight-year term on the Court of Appeals, beginning August 1, 2011.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Senate Resolution 74, 2016 Regular Session". Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Cuccinelli withdraws name; GOP backs McCullough for state Supreme Court". Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, Va.). March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Attorney general's senior appellate counsel elected to Court of Appeals of Virginia" (Press release). Office of the Attorney General. July 29, 2011. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ "House Resolution 531, 2011 Special Session I". Retrieved March 9, 2016.
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