Judith Williams Jagdmann (born November 3, 1958) is an American attorney who served as the 43rd
Attorney General of Virginia
The attorney general of Virginia is an elected constitutional position that holds an executive office in the government of Virginia. Attorneys general are elected for a four-year term in the year following a presidential election. There are no ter ...
. Elected by the
Virginia General Assembly
The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the oldest continuous law-making body in the Western Hemisphere, the first elected legislative assembly in the New World, and was established on July 30, 161 ...
to fill the vacancy created when
Jerry Kilgore resigned to run for Governor, she remained in office until the election of
Bob McDonnell
Robert Francis McDonnell (born June 15, 1954) is an American attorney, businessman, politician, and former military officer who served as the 71st governor of Virginia from 2010 to 2014. His career ended after his corruption scandal and convic ...
. She has served on the
Virginia State Corporation Commission
The State Corporation Commission, or SCC, is a Virginia (USA) regulatory agency whose authority encompasses utilities, insurance, state-chartered financial institutions, securities, retail franchising, and railroads. It is the state's central filin ...
since 2006.
Jagdmann is the daughter of the late
Glen Morgan Williams
Glen Morgan Williams (February 17, 1920 – November 4, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
Education and career
Born in Jonesville, Virginia, Williams received a ...
, a longtime judge of the
.
References
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1958 births
Living people
Virginia Republicans
University of Virginia alumni
University of Richmond School of Law alumni
People from Norton, Virginia
Virginia Attorneys General
Women in Virginia politics
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians