Three Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices live in Fairfax County, leading to security concerns now that abortion-rights protesters are showing up at their houses.
Virginia judges usually sit in judgment of other people. But sometimes judges take off the black robe and sit in the defendant's seat for allegations of wrongdoing or corruption. That's why Virginia has a commission to investigate.
Until recently, defendants serving prison sentences had to be very careful when they tried to prove their innocence to a court. Virginia law gave them only one shot, and if they failed they could not get another one.