Bankruptcy Judge Stephen C. St. John has been named the chief judge for the Eastern District of Virginia's bankruptcy courts, the Virginia-Pilot reported today. St. John, who has served as a bankruptcy judge since 1995, is the first chief bankruptcy judge to sit in the Norfolk (Va.) Division. A Richmond, Va., native, St. John practiced law in Chesapeake before becoming a judge. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia. In 2009, he was appointed to a second 14-year term on the bench.
