                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR; TERM (§ 53.1-9)

A Director of Corrections shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to
confirmation by each house of the General Assembly.
		The Director shall be appointed for a term coincident with that of the
Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. Vacancies shall be
filled in the same manner as original appointments are made.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 53-19.6, 53-19.7; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1982, c. 636.