Jim Almand | |
State Delegate: | Virginia |
District: | 47th |
Term Start: | January 12, 1983 |
Term End: | January 14, 2004 |
Preceded: | Thomas Glascock |
Succeeded: | Al Eisenberg |
State Delegate2: | Virginia |
District2: | 22nd |
Term Start2: | January 11, 1978 |
Term End2: | January 12, 1983 |
Preceded2: | John L. Melnick |
Succeeded2: | Joseph P. Crouch |
Birthname: | James Frederick Almand |
Birth Date: | 18 October 1948 |
Birth Place: | Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Spouse: | Cindy |
Children: | Andrew, Clare & Brady |
Alma Mater: | College of William & Mary |
James Frederick Almand (born October 18, 1948) is a Virginia attorney and retired judge, and was a Democratic legislator representing Arlington, Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1978 to mid-2003, rising to become chair of the powerful House Courts of Justice committee that effectively determines which judicial candidates will become judges and justices in Virginia’s court system.[1] He then served as a Circuit Court judge in the 17th judicial circuit, which comprises Arlington and the City of Falls Church. He retired in December, 2011.[2]
He received undergraduate and law degrees from the College of William and Mary.