 James Keith (Virginia judge)

James Keith (September 7, 1839 – January 2, 1918) was a Virginia lawyer, soldier, politician and judge, who served as the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Virginia (then called the Supreme Court of Appeals) from 1895 to 1916.Born in Fauquier County, Virginia in 1839 to Circuit Judge Isham Keith (1798-1863) and his wife, the former Juliette Chilton, James Keith received his early education in local schools and studied law under Professor John B.