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The honorary membership shall consist of the Attorney General of Virginia, the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice or their designees who shall be members of the Courts of Justice committees, the president and secretary of the Virginia State Bar, the president and secretary of the Virginia Bar Association, the president and secretary of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the president and secretary of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, the president and secretary of the Old Dominion Bar Association, the president and secretary of the Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys, the president and secretary of the Virginia Women Attorneys Association, the president and secretary of the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the deans of the law schools of The College of William and Mary in Virginia, University of Richmond, University of Virginia, Washington and Lee University, George Mason University, Regent University, Liberty University, and the Appalachian School of Law, and the two attorneys appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as members of the Judicial Council. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1964, chapter 9; in 1970, chapter 404; in 1980, chapter 447; in 1981, chapter 231; in 1984, chapter 703; in 1989, chapter 597; in 1990, chapter 249; in 1998, chapters 38<\/a> and 872<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 115<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 76<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1391009,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350215,"identifier":"17.1-706","token":"17.1\/7\/2\/17.1-706","url":"\/17.1-706\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-706\/","token":"17.1\/7\/2\/17.1-706","dublin_core":{"Title":"Establishment and membership","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-706","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There is hereby established the Judicial Conference of Virginia, which shall have as its active members the Chief Justice and justices of the Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia, the chief judge<\/span> and judges<\/span> of the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span>, all other judges<\/span> of the circuit<\/span> courts<\/span> of the Commonwealth and all retired justices and judges<\/span> of such courts<\/span>. The honorary membership shall consist of the Attorney General<\/span> of Virginia, the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts<\/span> of Justice or their designees who shall be members of the Courts<\/span> of Justice committees, the president and secretary of the Virginia State Bar, the president and secretary of the Virginia Bar Association, the president and secretary of the Virginia Trial<\/span> Lawyers Association, the president and secretary of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, the president and secretary of the Old Dominion Bar Association, the president and secretary of the Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys, the president and secretary of the Virginia Women Attorneys Association, the president and secretary of the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the deans of the law<\/span> schools of The College of William and Mary in Virginia, University of Richmond, University of Virginia, Washington and Lee University, George Mason University, Regent University, Liberty University, and the Appalachian School of Law<\/span>, and the two attorneys appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court<\/span> as members of the Judicial Council. The honorary members shall not have voting privileges<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP (\u00a7 17.1-706)\n\nThere is hereby established the Judicial Conference of Virginia, which shall\nhave as its active members the Chief Justice and justices of the Supreme Court\nof Virginia, the chief judge and judges of the Court of Appeals, all other\njudges of the circuit courts of the Commonwealth and all retired justices and\njudges of such courts. The honorary membership shall consist of the Attorney\nGeneral of Virginia, the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts\nof Justice or their designees who shall be members of the Courts of Justice\ncommittees, the president and secretary of the Virginia State Bar, the president\nand secretary of the Virginia Bar Association, the president and secretary of\nthe Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the president and secretary of the\nVirginia Association of Defense Attorneys, the president and secretary of the\nOld Dominion Bar Association, the president and secretary of the Virginia\nAssociation of Commonwealth’s Attorneys, the president and secretary of\nthe Virginia Women Attorneys Association, the president and secretary of the\nVirginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the deans of the law schools\nof The College of William and Mary in Virginia, University of Richmond,\nUniversity of Virginia, Washington and Lee University, George Mason University,\nRegent University, Liberty University, and the Appalachian School of Law, and\nthe two attorneys appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as members\nof the Judicial Council. The honorary members shall not have voting privileges.\n\nHISTORY: 1950, p. 69, \u00a7 17-228; 1964, c. 9; 1970, c. 404; 1980, c. 447; 1981,\nc. 231; 1984, c. 703; 1989, c. 597; 1990, c. 249; 1998, cc. 38, 872; 2008, c.\n115; 2012, c. 76.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}