Stephen Richard McCullough (born February 15, 1972) is a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, former judge of the

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, and former career attorney in the Office of the

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. On March 10, 2016, the

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elected him to a twelve-year term on the Supreme Court, beginning March 3, 2016. His formal investiture occurred on May 23, 2016.

Biography

McCullough graduated from the

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in 1994 and obtained his law degree from the University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law in 1997. After completing law school, he served as a law clerk to state Supreme Court Justice Leroy R. Hassell Sr. In 1999, McCullough joined the criminal litigation section of the Office of the Attorney General. In 2006, then-Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell promoted him to the position of deputy solicitor general. He later became Solicitor General of Virginia under then-Attorney General William C. Mims. He served as opinions counsel and senior appellate counsel under then-Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli. On July 29, 2011, the

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elected McCullough to an eight-year term on the

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, beginning August 1, 2011.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCullough, Stephen 1972 births Living people Justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia University of Virginia alumni University of Richmond School of Law alumni Judges of the Court of Appeals of Virginia 21st-century American judges Solicitors General of Virginia