Elizabeth A. McClanahan | |
|---|---|
| Dean of the Appalachian School of Law | |
| In office September 2, 2019 –July 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sandra McGlothlin |
| Succeeded by | B. Keith Faulkner |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia | |
| In office August 1,2011 –September 1,2019 | |
| Appointed by | Virginia General Assembly |
| Preceded by | Lawrence L. Koontz Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Teresa M. Chafin |
| Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals | |
| In office April 1,2003 –July 31,2011 | |
| Preceded by | G. Steven Agee |
| Succeeded by | Stephen R. McCullough |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Ann McClanahan September 1,1959 Buchanan County,Virginia,U.S. |
| Alma mater | College of William &Mary University of Dayton |
Elizabeth Ann McClanahan (born September 1,1959) is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. She was sworn in on September 1,2011,for a term ending in 2023. In January 2019,she announced that she would retire from the Court effective September 1 of that year. [1]
Born in Buchanan County,Virginia,she received an undergraduate degree in government and sociology from the College of William and Mary (1981) and her J.D. degree from the University of Dayton (1984). [2] She formerly chaired the State Council of Higher Education and served as vice rector of the College of William and Mary. She formerly partnered with a law firm called Penn,Stuart,and Eskridge and served for more than eight years on the Virginia Court of Appeals as a Judge. [3] She is a breast cancer survivor. [4]
She became President and Dean of the Appalachian School of Law on September 2,2019. [5] She departed from this role, [6] and is currently CEO of the Virginia Tech Foundation as of June 1,2021. [7] She is also currently a part of the McCammon Group as a mediator of legal disputes. [8]
During her time on the Virginia Court of Appeals,she was honored in the 2011 list of "Influential Women of Virginia" by Virginia Lawyers Media. [9] In 2021,she was recognized by Virginia Business in "Virginia 500:The 2021 Power List" in the Nonprofits/Philanthropy section. [10]