- G. Steven Agee
George Steven Agee (born
November 12 ,1952 inRoanoke, Virginia ) is a federal judge on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and a former Justice of theSupreme Court of Virginia .Background
He was educated at
Bridgewater College (B.A.), theUniversity of Virginia School of Law (J.D.) andNew York University (LL.M., Taxation). He has litigated cases in Virginia and federal courts, including arguing for the appellant before theSupreme Court of the United States in "Patterson v. Shumate", 504 U.S. 753 (1992).From 1982 to 1994, he served in the
Virginia House of Delegates . Opting to pursue the Republican nomination forAttorney General of Virginia in 1993, he did not seek re-election to the House. In 2001, he became a Judge of theCourt of Appeals of Virginia . In 2003, he was elevated to theSupreme Court of Virginia , filling the vacancy created by JusticeHarry L. Carrico , who took Senior Justice status.Fourth Circuit nomination and confirmation
Agee was nominated on
March 13 ,2008 by PresidentGeorge W. Bush to fill a vacancy on the Fourth Circuit created by JudgeJ. Michael Luttig , who resigned onMay 10 ,2006 . President Bush asked the Senate to consider his nomination swiftly because of the court’s heavy caseloads, and because five of the fifteen seats are vacant. [ [http://www.mddailyrecord.com/article.cfm?id=5436&type=UTTM Maryland Daily Record ] ] Agee received a hearing before theSenate Judiciary Committee onMay 1 ,2008 , and was unanimously voted out of committee onMay 15 ,2008 . Agee was confirmed onMay 20 ,2008 , by a vote of [http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=2&vote=00136 96-0] just over two months after his nomination. Agee was the fourth judge nominated to the Fourth Circuit by Bush and confirmed by the Senate. He received his commission onJuly 1 ,2008 , and was sworn in by his colleague and former law professor, Circuit JudgeJames Harvie Wilkinson III , onJuly 2 ,2008 .External links
* [http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=3174 Federal Judicial Center Profile]
*Markon, Jerry, " [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/30/AR2008073001032.html U.S. Appeals Court Gets New Judge] ," "The Washington Post",July 31 ,2008 .
*Sluss, Michael, " [http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/162700 Senate confirms Agee for judgeship] ," "The Roanoke Times",May 20 ,2008 .
*Schapiro, Jeff, " [http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-05-20-0170.html Agee's move to federal court could spark another Va. political feud] ," "Richmond Times-Dispatch",May 20 ,2008
*Simon, Neil H., " [http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/news/article/va-justice-agee-clears-hurdle-for-federal-post/996/ Va. Justice Agee Clears Hurdle for Federal Post] ," "Media General News Service",May 15 ,2008 .
*Marcy, Jessica, " [http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/154584 Judge from Salem gets nod for federal post] ," "The Roanoke Times",March 14 ,2008 .
*Simon, Neil H., " [http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-03-14-0129.html Virginia Supreme Court Justice Agee picked for U.S. court] ," "Richmond Times-Dispatch",March 14 ,2008 .
*Reichmann, Deb, " [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BUSH_JUDGE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Va. Justice Nominated to Appeals Court] ," "Associated Press",March 13 ,2008 .
* [http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/judicialnominees/agee.html White House Profile of G. Steven Agee]
* " [http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1991/1991_91_913/ Patterson v. Shumate Case Summary and Oral Argument] ," "The Oyez Project".###@@@KEY@@@###succession box| title=Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit| before=
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