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1939
1948
official Washington …
graduates. Wilson Andrews
believes this may be the first
by withdrawing from
began her legal career
Retired Virginia Supreme
time an IRS Commissioner
consideration for a seat
as a trial attorney in the
Court Justice
“was actually hung!”
on the Supreme Court
antitrust division of the
opens November 18. Mort
W. Carrington Thompson
Prior to 2001, subjects
rather than submit to the
U.S. Department of Justice
passed away in June at the
had to have been dead for
harsh scrutiny he feared
in Washington, D.C. She
age of 95. After years in
at least ten years before the
his anti-civil rights voting
joined Bauknight, Prichard,
government service, poli-
gallery would acquire non-
record would arouse,”
McCandish & Williams
tics, and private practice,
presidential portraits. Mort
according to a New York
in 1963 (which became
Thompson was named
is happy to report that the
Times obituary.
Boothe, Prichard & Dudley
to the Commonwealth’s
barrier no longer exists.
in 1972). In 1980 she
Robert C. Nusbaum was
Poff was said to be
highest court in 1980. He
recently honored with
President Richard Nixon’s
was made partner. After
stepped down in 1983.
the Eggleston-l’Anson
choice to fill the so-called
a merger with McGuire,
Professionalism Award by
“Southern” seat on the
Woods, Battle and Boothe,
In 1982 Thompson was
1942
the Norfolk & Portsmouth
Court when Justice Hugo
she served in the McLean,
of justices to receive the
Gerard “Jeff” Podesta died
Bar Association. The
Black died. In a Virginia
office until retiring in 1992.
Master of Law degree in
on May 16 at the age of 94.
Eggleston-l’Anson Award
newspaper interview at
In retirement she par-
the judicial process from
He was born in Hoboken,
recognizes an attorney
that time, Poff expressed
ticipated in many activities
the Law School.
N.J., and lived in Montclair
who has epitomized
deep regret over his
in her community in Char-
and Glen Ridge for most
the highest standard of
earlier segregationist
lottesville and worked
of his life. He attended
personal and professional
record which dated back
on two books: Carolina-
the University of North
reputation and conduct
to the 1950s. Not wanting
Virginia Recollections and
Carolina and Princeton
throughout his or her
his prior record to affect
A Carolina-Virginia
before graduating from
career, and is the as-
the confirmation process,
Genealogy.
the Law School. During
sociation’s highest honor.
he asked the president to
World War II he served as
Nusbaum is with Williams
“drop him from consider-
lieutenant in the amphibi-
Mullen in Norfolk, Va.,
ation.” Nixon went on to
ous command. From 1947
where he is a partner in
nominate Lewis F. Powell.
until he retired in 1990, he
the business section.
among the first group
1940
practiced with Podesta,
1950 Edward M. Selfe passed
Minerva Wilson Andrews,
away on November 30,
Myers and Crammond
Former U.S. Congressman
of Charlottesville, and
2010 at 89. He was born in
Mort Caplin has learned
in Bloomingdale, where
(R-Va) and Virginia State
formerly of McLean,
St. Paul, Minn., and grew
that the original Boris
he specialized in land
Supreme Court Justice,
passed away September 4.
up in Chicago and Atlanta.
Chaliapin painting of his
development, estates, and
Richard Poff, passed away
She was 86 years old.
He attended Presbyterian
1963 Time magazine cover
municipal matters.
June 28, in Tullahoma,
is now part of the National
Podesta excelled in
She was born in Rock
College in Clinton, S.C.,
Tenn. Poff served in the
Hill, S.C., and graduated
where he played var-
Portrait Gallery’s collection.
sports, particularly tennis.
House of Representatives
from the University of
sity tennis and graduated
The portrait will be on
He won seven consecutive
for 19 years and later for
South Carolina before
magna cum laude in 1943.
display in the recent
university titles and was
16 years on the Virginia
attending the Law School,
He served in the U.S. Army
acquisitions exhibit which
captain and top player on
Supreme Court. In
where she was one of
during World War II, where
Princeton’s undefeated
1971 Poff “surprised
the earliest women
1938 tennis team.
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