Background
Dorsey, Harriet Dickinson was born on August 16, 1947 in Waukegan, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Oliver Lenton and Ann Morrison (Spink) Dickinson.
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Harriet Dickinson Dorsey
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Bachelor in English, Cornell College, 1969; Juris Doctor, Washington & Lee University, 1976.
Career
Teacher kindergarten, Camden (New Jersey) County School Board, 1970-1971; caseworker, Camden County Welfare Board, 1971-1972; house parent, counselor, Plumfield, Inc., Santa Rosa, California, 1972; substitute teacher, Nicholas County (West Virginia) School Board, 1973; partner, Dorsey & Buhyoff, Blacksburg, Virginia, 1976-1979; hearing officer, Virginia Department of Education/Virginia Supreme Court, 1978-1988; partner, Dorsey & Long, Professional Corporation, Blacksburg, 1979-1989; private practice, Blacksburg, since 1989. Substitute judge General District Court and Juvenile & Domestic Rels. Court, 27th Judicial Circuit, since 1988.
Achievements
Membership
Community Organizer Methodist Volunteer, Camden, 1969-1970. Member Montgomery County Task Force on Juvenile Justice. Chairman, commissioner Juvenile Detention Home Commission.
President, past board directors Legal Aid Society of New River Valley;director Dispute Settlement Superior vena cava syndrome of New River Valley, Inc. Member Association Trial Lawyers American, Virginia State Bar Association (trust accounts committee), Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Virginia Women Attorneys Association, Montgomery-Floyd-Radford (Virginia) Bar Association (president, founder and chairman family law section).
Connections
Married Glenn ForrestDorsey Junior, August 14, 1971. Children: Anthony Carlton, Andrew Clinton, Ellen Elizabeth.
