# Why Virginia’s Carrico course needs a new name

**By:** ANDI GELOO  
**Published:** 2026-06-13T05:30:00-04:00  
**Source:** [Richmond Times-Dispatch](https://richmond.com/opinion/column/article_c34d8c45-acc9-4c43-9595-1c01919a25d3.html)

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In 2007, the Virginia State Bar [named](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_L._Carrico) its mandatory professionalism course for Harry L. Carrico, the Virginia Supreme Court justice who created it.

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Virginia: Loving wins in Virginia

In 1958, a white man named Richard Loving and a Black woman named Mildred Jeter got married in Washington, D.C., and upon returning home to Virginia, the couple were arrested and jailed for violating the state’s miscegenation laws. The Lovings left Virginia but were again arrested five years later when they returned to visit family.

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Outgoing Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court Harry L. Carrico, left, and incoming Chief Justice Leroy R. Hassell Sr. were spotted walking past the grounds of the State Capitol on the way to work on Jan. 13, 2003.

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Andaleeb “Andi” Geloo

Andaleeb “Andi” Geloo

Andaleeb “Andi” Geloo is a Pakistani-American lawyer and author of Andi’s Law, which expanded the rights of citizens seeking protection from defamation. She earned her law degree from George Washington Law School with high honors and practices law in Virginia. She also handles pro bono matters for underprivileged families throughout Virginia and writes about her experiences as an advocate for criminal justice reform for local and national publications. She can be reached at [andigeloolaw@gmail.com](mailto:andigeloolaw@gmail.com) and [fairfaxvirginialawyer.com](http://ww.fairfaxvirginialawyer.com/).

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