Mary Costello Daniel is a General District Court Judge for the 26th Judicial District of Virginia.
Mary Costello Daniel | |
|---|---|
| General District Court Judge for the 26th Judicial District of Virginia | |
| Assumed office June 1, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Ian Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 18 Winchester, Virginia |
| Political party | Formerly affiliated with the Democratic Party[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia, T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond |
| Occupation | Judge, General District Court |
Early life and education
editDaniel was born in Winchester, Virginia to the late Lewis M. Costello and Joy Hollar Costello, and raised in Frederick County, Virginia.[1] She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia.[1] Daniel then obtained a juris doctor from the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond.[1]
Career
editDaniel began practicing law in 1993 in Martinsburg, West Virginia and moved to Berryville, Virginia, in 1996 to join the law firm of Hobert, Kerr & Perka P.C.[1][2] In 1998, Daniel opened her own law practice in Winchester, Virginia. Daniel was the Virginia Managing Attorney at Booth, Strange & Daniel, a trade name for the Central Atlantic Legal Group, from late 2017 until May, 2020.[1][2] Daniel also worked as a part-time assistant commonwealth's attorney in Winchester from 1998, prosecuting domestic violence and sexual assault cases.[1]
In 2009, then-Delegate (later to become Judge) Clay Athey invited Daniel to interview for a vacant position, and she realized that a judgeship eventually might be possible for her.[1] She then interviewed on-and-off for ten years.[1] In March 2020, Daniel was appointed as a General District Court Judge for the 26th Judicial District of Virginia.[1] She began her term on June 1, 2020.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Powell, Mickey (March 9, 2020). "Clarke supervisor Mary Daniel appointed to be a general district court judge". Winchester Star. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Clarke County Supervisor Mary Daniel Resigns to Become Judge". Clarke County Government. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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