Michael Urbanski of Roanoke became a federal magistrate judge — a position selected by other judges — in 2004. He was nominated to become a federal district judge by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate in 2011. Now an application process will begin for potential nominees to replace Urbanski.
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âBread, milk and eggs were in short supply across Western Virginia Wednesday as wholesalers scrambled to deliver store orders delayed by last weekendâs snow and shoppers stocked up to prepare for more snow expected tonight and Friday.â
âThe largest law firm in the Roanoke region is getting larger. Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove said Wednesday it has opened two new offices, one through a merger with a six-lawyer firm in Charlottesville and the second with the affiliation of a patent lawyer in Washington, D.C.â
âThe Roanoke Express found itself in the same situation as most Southwest Virginians â digging, digging, digging and getting nowhere fast. In its 6-3 loss to the Charlotte Checkers on Wednesday night, before an announced crowd of 3,666 who shoveled their way through the snow to the Roanoke Civic Center, the Express was snowed under by a blizzard of Checkers goals and never dug out.â