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Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) Celebrates 40-Year Anniversary

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Thursday, March 30, 2023
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Purcellville, VA, March 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Home School Legal Defense Association ( HSLDA ) is celebrating its 40th anniversary as the country’s largest advocacy group for homeschooling.

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  • Purcellville, VA, March 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Home School Legal Defense Association ( HSLDA ) is celebrating its 40th anniversary as the country’s largest advocacy group for homeschooling.
  • When HSLDA was founded in 1983 by attorneys and homeschool dads, Michael Farris and J. Michael Smith, the option of homeschooling was legal only in a handful of states.
  • Since then, HSLDA has assisted hundreds of thousands of homeschooling families and has been a leading force in making homeschooling legal across the United States.
  • Families across the country have learned that homeschooling unleashes their child’s potential in ways public school could not.

Smithfield Foods Names New Chief Human Resources Officer and General Counsel

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Monday, March 27, 2023
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SMITHFIELD, Va., March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Smithfield Foods named Isham "Jay" Bennett to the newly created role of chief human resources officer, and promoted Tennille Checkovich to general counsel.

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  • SMITHFIELD, Va., March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Smithfield Foods named Isham "Jay" Bennett to the newly created role of chief human resources officer, and promoted Tennille Checkovich to general counsel.
  • Shane Smith, president and chief executive officer of Smithfield Foods, said, "I'm excited to welcome Jay and Tennille to their new roles.
  • Bennett, a senior human resources leader in manufacturing operations, will serve as Smithfield's chief human resources officer, reporting to the president and chief executive officer.
  • Checkovich, a 20-year veteran of litigation and risk mitigation, has been promoted to general counsel, reporting to Mike Flemming, Smithfield's chief legal officer.

File & ServeXpress Wins Supreme Court of Appeals and Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia eFiling Contract

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Monday, March 21, 2022
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IRVING, Texas, March 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --West Virginia has selected File & ServeXpress (FSX) as the eFiling solution provider for the new Intermediate Court of Appeals, created in 2021 by the West Virginia Legislature, and the existing Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

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  • IRVING, Texas, March 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --West Virginia has selected File & ServeXpress (FSX) as the eFiling solution provider for the new Intermediate Court of Appeals, created in 2021 by the West Virginia Legislature, and the existing Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
  • FSX brings a cloud-based electronic filing system to simplify the eFiling process and an efficient way to electronically file, serve, and manage documents for both filers and the Court.
  • The jurisdiction of the new Intermediate Court of Appeals is set by statute and will include appeals from family courts and cases concerning guardianship and conservatorship.
  • The Intermediate Court of Appeals is the second newly created court to implement FSX's platform, following a December 2021 launch of the new Wyoming Chancery Court.

Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons to Receive the 2019 American Inns of Court Lewis F. Powell Jr. Award for Professionalism and Ethics

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Monday, September 9, 2019
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Donald W. Lemons has been selected to receive the prestigious 2019 American Inns of Court Lewis F. Powell Jr. Award for Professionalism and Ethics .

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  • Donald W. Lemons has been selected to receive the prestigious 2019 American Inns of Court Lewis F. Powell Jr. Award for Professionalism and Ethics .
  • Lemons has been the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia since 2015 where he not only presides over the court, but serves as the chief administrative officer managing Virginias judicial system.
  • Lemons served two terms as president of the American Inns of Court from 2010 to 2014.
  • Before becoming chief justice, Lemons served as a justice on the Supreme Court of Virginia, having been elected by Virginias General Assembly in 2000.