Kenneth R. Melvin

Kenneth Ronald "Ken" Melvin (born September 18, 1952) is an American politician, lawyer and jurist.

Kenneth R. Melvin
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 80th district
In office
1986 – May 1, 2009
Preceded byL. Cleaves Manning
Succeeded byMatthew James
Personal details
Born (1952-09-18) September 18, 1952
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Sylvia LaVerne Hodges
ChildrenDerek, Nicholas
ResidencePortsmouth, Virginia
Alma materColby College
Georgetown University Law Center

Career

Melvin was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

He served as a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Portsmouth from 1986 to 2009.[1][2] On May 1, 2009, he retired from the House and became a judge of the Portsmouth Circuit Court.[3]

On February 24, 2009, Melvin announced he would not run for reelection.[4] On April 7, Governor Tim Kaine appointed Melvin to a circuit court judgeship in Portsmouth, effective May 1, 2009.[5]

On March 4, 2016, Melvin was named as the possible successor to Judge Rossie D. Alston, Jr. of the Court of Appeals of Virginia if Alston were to be elevated to the Supreme Court of Virginia.[2] The vote to appoint Alston to the Supreme Court of Virginia failed.[6]

Notes
  1. Forster, Dave. "Legislators laud outgoing Del. Kenneth Melvin of Portsmouth". The Virginian Pilot. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  2. Nolan, Jim (7 March 2016). "GOP moves toward Senate vote on Alston, but doesn't consult Melvin". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  3. Virginia House of Delegates 2009 bio
  4. Walker, Julian (2009-02-25). "Portsmouth's Del. Melvin moving on after two decades". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
  5. Clayton, Cindy (2009-04-07). "Former Del. Melvin appointed as Portsmouth judge". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  6. Weiner, Rachel. "Judge Rossie Alston expected to be nominated to federal bench in Virginia". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-10-19.

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