Now that Obama nominees are about to start joining Richmond, with its reputation that court is expected to move toward the left.. There are five vacancies on the 15-judge panel, Virginia, West Virginia and Carolinas, s. ..…

Luttig, a 51-year-old Texas native, came to Virginia in 1972 to attend Washington and Lee University and never left. He went to the University of Virginia law school and spent most of his legal career at the Justice Department before he was appointed to the 4th Circuit Court of..…