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Judges of the Hustings Court

William Gordon Robertson, elected 1884, served until
1891 when he resigned. Judge John W. Woods was appointed
to fill the vacancy, and served until 1896, when
he was elected to serve for six years At the expiration
of this term in 1902, Judge Woods was elected for
another term which expired in 1908. He declined to
stand for reölection, and at the 1908 session of the
Virginia Legislature Judge Waller R. Staples was elected
to succeed him for a term of six years.