Access Conferences
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Access 2009 – Judicial Selection panel
Access 2009 panel examines judicial selection in Virginia Richmond trial attorney Coleman Allen told a VCOG audience that he’s practiced in both Virginia and West Virginia. He’s seen good and bad judges in each state, and has concluded that both states’ judicial selection processes (West Virginia elects; Virginia appoints) have merits and drawbacks. The…
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Access 2009 – FOIA 101 panel
by Megan Rhyne Though the Freedom of Information Act takes up pages and pages and pages in the Virginia Code, the speakers on a panel at VCOG’s fall conference agreed that the act is as much about relationships as it is about procedure. Led by McGregor McCance (pictured at right), managing editor of…
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Access 2009 – Anonymous Jurors panel
Below is a report on the Access 2009 panel discussion about the proposed rule to make jurors’ identities in all criminal cases anonymous. And check out this YouTube video on the discussion, posted by the Roanoke Free Press. For more information on VCOG’s position on this issue, click here for our comments submitted to the…
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Access 2009 – Panelists
Thank you to our wonderful Access 2009 panelists! Featured Speaker Sen. Ken Cuccinelli, Republican candidate for Virginia Attorney General Anonymous Juries MODERATOR: Dick Hammerstrom, local news editor Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star Matt Britton, King George Commonwealth Attorney Kristie Kane, immediate past president of defense attorneys organization Judge Clifford Weckstein, Roanoke Circuit Court …
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Access 2009 tentative schedule
Here is the tentative schedule for VCOG’s fall conference, Oct. 15 and 16 at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 Join the VCOG board of directors for drinks and dinner, 5:30-9:00 VCOG will recognize its 2009 FOI award winners in the categories of citizen, media and government. An after-dinner discussion about campaign speech, featuring…
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2009 Conference Sponsors
$750 The Charlottesville Daily Progress $500 Alpha Omega Wealth Management, Richmond The Associated Press, Richmond The Recorder, Monterey The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk Washington & Lee Department of Journalism and Mass Communication $350 WWBT-TV, Richmond WTVR-TV, Richmond $250 Christian & Barton, Richmond Reed Elsevier, Inc. The Vectre Corporation, Richmond Virginia Trial Lawyers…