Hodges was elected in 1961 as Democrat to the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 49th District. He served two terms in the House and then was elected to the Virginia Senate when incumbent State Senator William B. Spong was elected the U.S. Senate in 1966. Hodges represented the 3rd District, which included all of the cities of Portsmouth, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, from 1966 to 1972.
He was judge of the First Judicial Circuit of Virginia from 1972 to 1984. In 1977, Hodges was appointed by Governor Mills E. Godwin as Chairman of the Virginia Council on Criminal Justice. When the Virginia General Assembly created the Court of Appeals of Virginia in 1985, Judge Hodges was one of its first members. He served that court as an active member until 1989 and as a senior judge after that.
Awards and recognitionedit
In 1981, Hodges was named First Citizen of the City of Chesapeake and in 1983 he received the Commendation Award from the Chesapeake Chamber of Commerce in recognition of his community service. In 1993 he was further honored by the Chamber for his contributions to the city.
Hodges has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Chesapeake People's Bank, on the Board of Trustees of his alma mater Randolph-Macon College and as vice chairman of the Virginia Crime Commission.
Referencesedit
^"Judge William Howard Hodges". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
william, hodges, william, howard, hodges, april, 1929, september, 2017, virginia, court, appeals, judge, state, legislator, judge, virginia, court, appealsin, office, january, 1985, october, 1989preceded, bynone, position, created, succeeded, byjere, willis, m. William Howard Hodges April 18 1929 September 14 2017 was a Virginia Court of Appeals judge and state legislator 1 William H HodgesJudge of the Virginia Court of AppealsIn office January 1985 October 31 1989Preceded byNone position created Succeeded byJere M H Willis Jr Member of the Virginia Senate from the 3rd districtIn office January 12 1966 January 12 1972Preceded byGordon F MarshSucceeded byWilliam E FearsMember of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 49th districtIn office January 10 1962 January 12 1966Preceded byCharles B Cross Jr Succeeded byStanley G BryanPersonal detailsBornWilliam Howard Hodges 1929 04 18 April 18 1929Hickory Virginia U S DiedSeptember 14 2017 2017 09 14 aged 88 Norfolk Virginia U S Political partyDemocraticAlma materRandolph Macon CollegeWashington amp Lee UniversityMilitary serviceAllegiance United StatesBranch serviceUnited States Coast GuardYears of service1951 1953 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Political and judicial career 3 Awards and recognition 4 ReferencesEarly life and education editHodges is a native of Chesapeake Virginia then known as Norfolk County Virginia Hodges graduated from Randolph Macon College in 1951 where he earned his B A in sociology While at Randolph Macon he was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma Hodges received his J D from the Washington amp Lee University School of Law in 1956 2 He practiced law in the Tidewater region of Virginia Hodges was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard serving from 1951 to 1953 Political and judicial career editHodges was elected in 1961 as Democrat to the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 49th District He served two terms in the House and then was elected to the Virginia Senate when incumbent State Senator William B Spong was elected the U S Senate in 1966 Hodges represented the 3rd District which included all of the cities of Portsmouth Chesapeake and Virginia Beach from 1966 to 1972 He was judge of the First Judicial Circuit of Virginia from 1972 to 1984 In 1977 Hodges was appointed by Governor Mills E Godwin as Chairman of the Virginia Council on Criminal Justice When the Virginia General Assembly created the Court of Appeals of Virginia in 1985 Judge Hodges was one of its first members He served that court as an active member until 1989 and as a senior judge after that Awards and recognition editIn 1981 Hodges was named First Citizen of the City of Chesapeake and in 1983 he received the Commendation Award from the Chesapeake Chamber of Commerce in recognition of his community service In 1993 he was further honored by the Chamber for his contributions to the city Hodges has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Chesapeake People s Bank on the Board of Trustees of his alma mater Randolph Macon College and as vice chairman of the Virginia Crime Commission References edit Judge William Howard Hodges The Virginian Pilot Retrieved 7 January 2021 Randolph Macon College website Virginia House of DelegatesPreceded byCharles B Cross Virginia House District 491962 1966 Succeeded byBernard LevinSenate of VirginiaPreceded byWilliam B Spong Virginia Senate District 31966 1972 Succeeded byWilliam E FearsLegal officesPreceded byNewly Created Court Judge Virginia Court of Appeals1985 1989 Succeeded byJ M H Willis Jr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William H Hodges amp oldid 1217972999, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
