Cynthia D. Kinser

Cynthia Dinah Kinser is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia who was elected by the Virginia General Assembly to her first 12year term in 1998 after being appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy in 1997. Justice Kinser was elected to a second 12year term during the 2010 session of the General Assembly. Under current law, Justice Kinser will be required to retire or take senior status in January 2022, as this date coincides with the expiration of her current term, she will not be eligible for reappointment unless the current mandatory retirement age is increased or eliminated. Justice Kinser recently became Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court on February 1, 2011. She is the first woman to hold the office of Chief Justice on the Court.

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