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Peter Dujardin has been a reporter at the Daily Press for more than 20 years. He has mostly covered courts and criminal justice issues for the past 14 years. That includes policing issues, and criminal and civil cases in both state and federal courts.
Adam Thomas Moore, 51, and his wife, Melissa Moore, 49, were found stabbed to death in their home on White Point Lane in the New Point area of Mathews. Their son, Jonathan Thomas Moore — who lived in the home — was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of using a knife in a felony.
“I will just never forget the look on his face that he gave me while he pointed the gun directly at me,” Abigail Zwerner said about the 6-year-old first-grader who shot her during class on Jan. 6.
The Hampton city jail was essentially shut down for repairs in 2022, with inmates being shipped out to other jurisdictions around the state. This creates problems in getting defendants to court hearings, hikes expenses for lawyers and puts families in a tough spot.
Five lower court judges were elevated to Circuit Courts in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton and Portsmouth. Lawmakers also selected nine lawyers to fill vacancies in General District and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts around the region.
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Jamar K. Walker, a 36-year-old federal prosecutor from Northern Virginia, to fill a judicial vacancy at U.S. District Court in Norfolk. The 52-41 vote makes Walker the first openly gay federal district judge in Virginia, according to the state’s two U.S. senators.
The General Assembly has passed legislation to force a state judicial oversight board to reveal the names of judges found to have committed judicial misconduct.