Va. Supreme Court justice dies at 55

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Virginia Supreme Court Justice Leroy Hassell, the state’s first African American chief justice and a member of the court since 1989, has died. He was 55.

The court released a brief statement Wednesday morning on the news. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time,” it reads.

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