G. Steven Agee
| George Steven Agee | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | |
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Assumed office July 1, 2008 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | J. Michael Luttig |
| Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court | |
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In office March 1, 2003 – June 30, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Harry L. Carrico |
| Succeeded by | LeRoy F. Millette, Jr. |
| Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals | |
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In office January 1, 2001 – March 1, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Sam W. Coleman |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth A. McClanahan |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 8th district |
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In office January 8, 1992 – January 12, 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas M. Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Morgan Griffith |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 15th district |
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In office January 12, 1983 – January 8, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Clinton Miller |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Guest |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 7th district |
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In office January 13, 1982 – January 12, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Erwin S. Solomon |
| Succeeded by | Grover C. Jennings |
| Personal details | |
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George Steven Agee November 12, 1952 Roanoke, Virginia |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education |
Bridgewater College B.A. University of Virginia School of Law J.D. New York University School of Law LL.M. |
George Steven Agee (born November 12, 1952) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Agee was educated at Bridgewater College (Bachelor of Arts), the University of Virginia School of Law (Juris Doctor) and New York University School of Law (Master of Laws, Taxation). He has litigated cases in Virginia and federal courts, including arguing for the appellant before the Supreme 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 for Attorney General of Virginia in 1993, he did not seek re-election to the House. In 2001, he became a Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia. In 2003, he was elevated to the Supreme Court of Virginia, filling the vacancy created by Chief Justice Harry L. Carrico, who took Senior Justice status.
Agee was nominated on March 13, 2008 by President George W. Bush to fill a vacancy on the Fourth Circuit created by Judge J. Michael Luttig, who resigned on May 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 were vacant. Agee received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 1, 2008, and was unanimously voted out of committee on May 15, 2008. Agee was confirmed on May 20, 2008, by a vote of 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 United States Senate. He received his commission on July 1, 2008, and was sworn in by his colleague and former law professor, United States Circuit Judge James Harvie Wilkinson III, on July 2, 2008.
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