No new opinions or orders come from the Supreme Court of Virginia this Thursday, but if you still want something to fill the gap, you can turn to the Virginia Law Foundation’s podcast Just Virginia. In its recent twelfth episode, CEO Alison Martin sits down with Court of Appeals of Virginia Judge Daniel E. Ortiz for a conversation that traces his path from UVA to Capitol Hill to commercial litigation and, ultimately, to the bench. Judge Ortiz also discusses what has been happening at the Supreme Court of Virginia of late, including that Court’s change in leadership, several decisions that drew a divided Court, substantive developments in areas including trade secrets and sovereign immunity, and finally, where appellate practice in the Commonwealth seems to be heading.
The episode is available at virginialawfoundation.org/justvirginia. And if the discussion of recent civil decisions leaves you wanting more, Judge Ortiz is presenting a Virginia CLE program on August 26 titled What’s New at the Virginia Supreme Court? An Overview of Recent Civil Decisions 2026. You can register for that CLE here: https://www.vacle.org/product/whats-new-at-the-virginia-supreme-court-8-26-2026/.
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