A former acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia was tapped to be the clerk of the area’s federal court, The Associated Press reported Tuesday.

Julia Dudley (DOJ)
Julia Dudley, who led the Roanoke, Va.-based U.S. Attorney’s office from May 2008 until October 2009, will succeed John Corcoran, who is stepping down as the clerk of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia on Aug. 1, 2010.
She currently holds the First Assistant U.S. Attorney, civil chief, crisis management coordinator and ethics advisoral responsibility officer posts in the U.S. Attorney’s office. Dudley has worked for the office since 1988. Read more about her here.








