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Byrd names nine to vet Virginia federal judges
Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr. appointed a nine member Western District commission headed by J. Sloan Kuykendall to recommend four or five candidates for two new federal bench posts. The panel includes lawyers W. H. Overbey Sr. and William F. Stone Jr. plus civic leaders and a dairy farmer, with Carter urging this advisory process.
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Winchester
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Virginia
Kuykendall
Virginia State Bar
Thomas N. Downing
Newport News
Byrd
Carter
Western District ‘Citizens Commission
W H. Overbey Sr
Rustburg
Philip Sadler
Pulaski
William F. Stone Jr
Martinsville
Edward R. Slaughter Jr
Charlottesville
Virginia Bar Association
John L. Walker Sr
Roanoke
State Board of Bar Examiners
Waldo Miles
Bristol
D. Woodrow Bird
Bland
Noel C. Taylor