Summary#

SR-166 is an enacted Virginia Senate resolution that nominates eight people to be elected to circuit court judgeships. It does not amend an existing Act or say that the nominees have been elected; it names each nominee, circuit, and proposed eight-year term. Its stated purpose is to nominate people for those judgeships.

• Robert L. Foley is nominated for the Fourth Judicial Circuit, for a term starting April 16, 2026.
• Calvin S. Spencer, Jr., for the Tenth Circuit, and Curtis M. Hairston, Jr., for the Twelfth Circuit, are nominated for terms starting July 1, 2026.
• Stephanie B. Vipperman, for the Twenty-first Circuit, and Greg T. Haymore, for the Twenty-second Circuit, are nominated for terms starting May 1, 2026.
• William Wesley Nance is nominated for the Twenty-fourth Circuit for a term starting April 1, 2026; Frank A. Wright, Jr., is nominated for that circuit for a term starting July 1, 2026.
• Gerald E. Mabe, II, is nominated for the Twenty-seventh Circuit for a term starting July 1, 2026. Each proposed term is eight years.

What it means for you#

• People using the courts: The resolution names nominees for judgeships in the listed circuits. It does not directly change court rules, services, or people’s rights.
• The nominees: The resolution nominates them for election; it does not itself state that they have been elected or begun serving.
• The public: No new application, review, or public-comment process is created in the resolution.

Money#

No cost information is in the available material.

• The resolution gives no spending, staffing, fee, or salary figures.

What is unclear#

• The resolution does not explain the process after nomination or whether any of the nominees were later elected. No publicly available information.
• It gives no reasons for the nominations or information about how the nominees were selected.
• It does not say whether the proposed terms or start dates changed after the resolution.

Case for#

• A possible argument for the resolution is that it formally identifies each nominee, judgeship, and proposed term, rather than leaving those details unstated.
• Naming nominees for specific circuits could make clear which seats the Senate is addressing.

Case against#

• The resolution does not itself elect the nominees, so it does not establish who will take office.
• It provides no selection reasons or other information to help the public assess the nominations.
• The supplied material does not explain what happens next or confirm whether the proposed start dates took effect.