Richard Y. AtLee Jr.

Richard Y. AtLee Jr. (born 1971) is a Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals.

Richard Y. AtLee Jr.
Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals
Assumed office
February 1, 2015
Personal details
Born1971 (age 51–52)
Newport News, Virginia
EducationHampden–Sydney College (B.A.)
William & Mary Law School (J.D.)

Life and education

AtLee was born in 1971 in Newport News, Virginia. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Hampden–Sydney College and his Juris Doctor from William & Mary Law School.[1]

After graduating law school, he passed the Virginia State Bar in 1996 and worked in his grandfather's law firm alongside his father until he was appointed to the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court bench in 2006. His mother worked in the same district as AtLee while he sat on the York-Poquoson Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court bench from 2006 to 2011.[2] He was appointed to the circuit court by the General Assembly in 2011.[3]

Service on Virginia Court of Appeals

He was elected by the General Assembly on January 20, 2015, to an eight-year term beginning February 1, 2015.[1] His current term expires in on January 31, 2023.[4]

AtLee married his wife, Caitlin, on June 25, 2016.

References
  1. "Richard Y. AtLee, Jr., February 1, 2015-present". Virginia Appellate Court History. 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  2. Albiges, Marie (March 23, 2015). "York's AtLee Heads to State Appeals Court Job With Two Locals in Tow". Williamsburg Yorktown Daily. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  3. "General Assembly elects Richard Y. AtLee Jr. to fill York-Poquoson Circuit Court Seat". tribunedigital-dailypress.com. July 29, 2011. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  4. "Judicial Branch" (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2018.
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