VCC Magazine Fall-Winter 20-21

V irginia C apitol C onnections , F all 2020/W inter 2021 3 Fall 2020/Winter 2021 Volume 26 Number 4 • Editor-in-Chief –Bonnie Atwood • Assistant Editor –Cierra Parks • Student Editors –Hannah King & McClain Moran–Angel Minor, Assistant • Publisher –David Bailey • Art Director –John Sours • School Distribution –schools@capitolsquare.com • Advertising –Ads@CapitolSquare.com • Printer –Wordsprint • Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly Magazine (ISSN 1076-4577) is published by: Virginia Capitol Connections • 1108 East Main Street • Suite 1200 • Richmond, Virginia 23219 • (804) 643-5554 Copyright 2020, Virginia Capitol Connections, Inc. All rights reserved. The views expressed in the articles of Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly Magazine , a non-partisan publication, are not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. C O N T E N T S VIRGINIA CAPITOL CONNECTIONS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE On The Web www.vccqm.org 4 Wearing the Black Robe: What it means in Virginia 4 Reform Needed But Unlikely 5 Reconsidering Legislative Appointment of Judges 6 Virginia’s Judicial Selection Process: The Wrong Kind of ‘Political’ 7 If It’s Not Broke, Don’t Fix it 8 Diversity Among Jurists 9 Judicial Selection, The Virginia Way 10 Please Wear a Mask Contest 12 Black Lives Matter Renews Interest in Richmond Black Culture and History 13 Virginians For Integrity In Government Undertakes Oral History Project 14 The Nutcracker 15 Virginia Helps Transitioning Service Members Find Civilian Jobs 18 Tazewell County Launches “Keep Tazewell County Open” 20 The campaign is on: Wear your mask! 21 In Memoriam Remembering Ray D. Pethtel Remembering John Hager 22 Association and Business Directory 22 The Blonde in The Elevator page 4 Meagher page 7 Rush page 5 Bell page 8 page 6 Simon On The Cover: Winning contest entry by Jeff Macharyas page 9 Emmert Carroll Foy