Tag: legal

Interim City Attorney Joanna Anderson receives the job permanently

Interim City Attorney Joanna C. Anderson has received the job permanently after a council vote at Tuesday’s legislative meeting. Anderson was most recently chief deputy...

Justice Matters with Bryan Porter: A needed ‘Rule’ change

By Bryan Porter The process by which prosecutors and defense attorneys exchange information about a pending criminal case is called discovery. Criminal discovery is governed by the Rules...

City council vote sparks heated debate

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected] A city council discussion concerning delegating certain tasks to the city manager and the city attorney at Tuesday’s legislative meeting...

Opioids in Alexandria Part 6: Justice in the midst of crisis

By Alexa Epitropoulos and Missy Schrott | [email protected] Before the opioid epidemic reached a fever pitch in 2015, the Alexandria Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney...