RICHMOND, Va. – The General Assembly started about two hours late at its reconvened session Wednesday because of an apparent discord over a judicial nomination for a Virginia Beach court.
The drama started when the confirmations, expected to be passed in both chambers quickly, ground to a halt, apparently over conflict surrounding Aaron Kass, an attorney in Portsmouth.
The General Assembly voted to confirm Junius Fulton from the Virginia Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court of Virginia, then for Virginia Beach Circuit Judge Kevin Duffan to take the appellate seat. That meant there was an opening on the Virginia Beach Circuit Court – and Democratic lawmakers were putting Kass’ name into consideration…