Mary Costello Daniel | |
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General District Court Judge for the 26th Judicial District of Virginia | |
Assumed office June 1, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Ian Williams |
Personal details | |
Born | December 18 Winchester,Virginia |
Political party | Formerly affiliated with the Democratic Party [1] |
Alma mater | University of Virginia,T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond |
Occupation | Judge,General District Court |
Mary Costello Daniel is a General District Court Judge for the 26th Judicial District of Virginia.
Daniel was born in Winchester,Virginia to the late Lewis M. Costello and Joy Hollar Costello,and raised in Frederick County,Virginia. [1] She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia. [1] Daniel then obtained a juris doctor from the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond. [1]
Daniel began practicing law in 1993 in Martinsburg,West Virginia and moved to Berryville,Virginia,in 1996 to join the law firm of Hobert,Kerr &Perka P.C. [1] [2] In 1998,Daniel opened her own law practice in Winchester,Virginia. Daniel was the Virginia Managing Attorney at Booth,Strange &Daniel,a trade name for the Central Atlantic Legal Group,from late 2017 until May,2020. [1] [2] Daniel also worked as a part-time assistant commonwealth's attorney in Winchester from 1998,prosecuting domestic violence and sexual assault cases. [1]
In 2009,then-Delegate (later to become Judge) Clay Athey invited Daniel to interview for a vacant position,and she realized that a judgeship eventually might be possible for her. [1] She then interviewed on-and-off for ten years. [1] In March 2020,Daniel was appointed as a General District Court Judge for the 26th Judicial District of Virginia. [1] She began her term on June 1,2020. [1]
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