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Teresa Marlene Chafin (born October 4, 1955) is a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia.

Education

Chafin is a native of Russell County and the sister of the late state senator Ben Chafin. She received her undergraduate degree from Emory and Henry College and her Juris Doctor from the University of Richmond School of Law in 1987 and was admitted to the practice of law in 1988.

Judicial career

State court service

She was sworn in on June 18, 2012. Prior to her service on the appellate court, Chafin had a private practice based in Lebanon, and sat as Circuit Court judge, primarily in Tazewell County, Virginia from 2005 until 2012, including service as the chief judge of the 29th Circuit in 2008 and 2009. From 2002 until 2005, Judge Chafin served as Tazewell County's Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court judge. She left office on September 1, 2019, upon her elevation to the Supreme Court of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia

On February 14, 2019, she was unanimously elected by the Virginia General Assembly to be a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, replacing Elizabeth A. McClanahan who retired on September 1, 2019.

References

1. Vieth, Peter (January 25, 2019). "Senator pitches sister for possible Supreme Court opening". Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
2. "Teresa M. Chafin Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
3. Vieth, Peter (September 8, 2019). "Chafin is sworn in to Supreme Court". Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
4. "Chafin sworn in for Court of Appeals". Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
5. Virginia Lawyers Weekly
6. Albiges, Marie (February 14, 2019). "General Assembly picks senator's sister to be newest Virginia Supreme Court Justice". dailypress.com. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
7. "Emory & Henry Alumna Named to the Virginia Supreme Court". www.ehc.edu. Retrieved May 6, 2019.

v t e Statewide political officials of Virginia
U.S. senators	Mark Warner Tim Kaine
State government	Glenn Youngkin, Governor Winsome Sears, Lieutenant Governor Jason Miyares, Attorney General Kelly Gee, Secretary of the Commonwealth (appointed) David L. Richardson, Treasurer (appointed)
Senate	Winsome Sears, President Louise Lucas, President pro tempore Scott Surovell, Majority Leader Ryan McDougle, Minority Leader
House	Don Scott, Speaker Charniele Herring, Majority Leader Todd Gilbert, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Active justices S. Bernard Goodwyn, Chief Justice Cleo Powell D. Arthur Kelsey Stephen R. McCullough Teresa M. Chafin Wesley G. Russell Jr. Thomas P. Mann Senior justices Charles S. Russell Lawrence L. Koontz Jr. LeRoy F. Millette Jr.

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