Background
Wedge, Virgil Henry was born on June 24, 1912 in Pioche, Nevada, United States. Son of John William and Emma (Richards) Wedge.
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Virgil Henry Wedge
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Brigham Young University (Bachelor of Science, 1936). George Washington University (Bachelor of Laws, 1940). Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1942-1945.
City Attorney, Reno, Nevada, 1947-1951.
Chairman, Northern Nevada Federal Judicial Merit Advisory Commission, 1978-1984. Member, Merit Selection Panel for United States Magistrates, 1980-1987.
Career
Worked at Woodburn and Wedge (Las Vegas, Nevada) specializing in General Practice. Mining, Corporation, Securities Law, Insurance, Bankruptcy, Criminal Law, Labor, Real Property Estate Planning, Taxation, Environmental Law, Family Law, Commercial and Probate Law. Appellate and Trial Practice in all Courts.
Admitted to the bar, 1940, Nevada.
1964, United States. Supreme Court. 1976, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and United States.
Tax Court.
Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1942-1945. City Attorney, Reno, Nevada, 1947-1951.
Chairman, Northern Nevada Federal Judicial Merit Advisory Commission, 1978-1984.
Member, Merit Selection Panel for United States Magistrates, 1980-1987. Member: Washoe County (President, 1968-1969) and American (State Chairman, Junior Bar Division, 1947-1948) Bar Associations. State Bar of Nevada. Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Director, 1954-1962, 1965-1968).
International Society of Barristers.
(Retired)
History: The firm was founded in 1918 by William Woodburn and is the oldest law firm in the State. In 1952, the law firm of Wedge and Blakey merged into our firm which has experienced a period of continuous growth by the addition of various lawyers with necessary expertise in the areas of the firm"s practice.
The firm presently consists of 28 lawyers, in our statewide offices in Reno and Las Vegas.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Merit Selection Panel for United States Magistrates, 1980-1987. Member: Washoe County (President, 1968-1969) and American (State Chairman, Junior Bar Division, 1947-1948) Bar Associations. State Bar of Nevada. Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Director, 1954-1962, 1965-1968).
International Society of Barristers.
(Retired); Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Director, 1954-1962, 1965-1968). International Society of Barristers.
(Retired).
Connections
Married Charlotte Hekking, June 5, 1942. Children: Suzanne Iola, Virgil Alan.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1936
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1940