Tag Archives: Tracy Thorne-Begland

• News

  Virginia’s first openly gay judge takes oath amid tears, applause

  Tracy Thorne-Begland is now a General District Court Judge and will hold court in Richmond.
• News

  Thorne-Begland’s confirmation doesn’t mean gay rights support

  Thorne-Begland’s appointment doesn’t mean the house will pass legislation pertaining to equality for gays and lesbians.
• Politics

  Twice as many votes this year for first openly gay Va. judge

  The final House vote was 66 – 28 in favor of Tracy Thorne-Begland. The House rejected his nomination last year.
• Politics

  Openly gay judge up for GA vote

  The confirmation of Atty. Tracy Thorne-Begland has been a controversy for over a year.
• News

  Marshall crafting legislation after Thorne-Begland appointment

  Marshall said Tracy Thorne-Begland should not have been given a judgeship.
• News / Politics

  Del. Loupassi responds to question Thorne-Begland ‘bought’ his support

  Del. Bob Marshall asked rhetorically whether Del. Loupassi’s support for Thorne-Begland was “payback.”
• News

  Republican lawmaker questions courts appointment of gay judge

  Some question if a line was crossed and others stand behind the decision, calling Thorne-Begland a worthy crime fighter.
• Mark Holmberg Reports / News

  Holmberg: Judges shouldn’t be “openly” anything

  I don’t want an “openly” anything judge. That’s a clear indication they have a defining agenda.
• News / Politics

  Thorne-Begland appointed to judgeship

  The openly gay Tracy Thorne-Begland, after first being denied a judge nomination by the GA, was appointed to a General District Court judgeship.
• News

  Richmond attorneys express support of Tracy Thorne-Begland

  Several prominent Richmond attorneys have written to the presiding judge of the general district court.
• News / Politics

  ACLU fired up about Bob Marshall’s ‘sodomy’ stance

  State Delegate Bob Marshall, who led the charge to nix Tracy Thorne-Begland’s nomination because of the Richmond prosecutor’s ‘activist history’ fighting for gay rights, appeared on CNN Thursday night.
• News

  Marshall: ‘Sodomy is not a civil right’

  Is same-sex marriage a civil rights issue? It’s a question that’s been asked after the General Assembly voted against making an openly gay prosecutor a Richmond district judge this week.