Governor Bob McDonnell today released the following statement congratulating Justice Cynthia D. Kinser on her election as first female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
“It is my esteemed honor to congratulate Justice Cynthia D. Kinser on her historic election as the first female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Justice Kinser is a widely respected jurist and is well suited to oversee the judicial branch of state government. Justice Kinser has always demonstrated she is a fair minded professional who conducts herself with the utmost integrity and acumen. I have the highest confidence that she will uphold the rule of law and Constitution of Virginia in her new position as chief administrator of the Supreme Court of Virginia and serve the Commonwealth well. Maureen and I join Southwest Virginia in celebrating this great accomplishment of one of their own.”