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Leroy R. Hassell Sr.
1955–2011
United States
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Biography
Leroy Rountree Hassell Sr. (August 17, 1955 – February 9, 2011) was a justice of the Virginia Supreme Court and the first African-American Chief Justice of that Court, serving two four-year terms from February 1, 2003, to January 31, 2011. He was succeeded as Chief Justice by Cynthia D. Kinser.
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