HERTZ v. TIMES-WORLD CORPORATION

Record Nos. 991282, 992677.

528 S.E.2d 458 (2000)

Hon. A. Burke HERTZ, Judge Designate, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of the County of Bedford v. TIMES-WORLD CORPORATION, et al. Hon. Leslie L. Mason, Jr., Judge Designate, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of the County of Brunswick v. Richmond Newspapers, Inc., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 21, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter R. Messitt, Senior Assistant Attorney General (Mark L. Earley, Attorney General; Judith Jagdmann, Deputy Attorney General; Gregory E. Lucyk, Senior Assistant Attorney General, on briefs), for appellants.

D. Stan Barnhill, Roanoke (Alexander Wellford, Richmond; Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove, Roanoke; Christian & Barton, Richmond, on brief), for appellees (Record No. 991282).

Alexander Wellford, Richmond (D. Stan Barnhill, Roanoke; Christian & Barton, Richmond; Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove, Roanoke, on brief), for appellees (Record No. 992677).

Present: CARRICO, C.J., LACY, HASSELL, KEENAN, KOONTZ, and KINSER, JJ., and COMPTON, Senior Justice.


HASSELL, Justice.

I.

In these consolidated appeals, we consider whether the writ of mandamus is an appropriate remedy to challenge juvenile and domestic relations district courts' rulings that closed preliminary hearings to the public.

II.

The Honorable A. Burke Hertz, Judge Designate, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of the County of Bedford

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