Burch Millsap

The Honorable Burch Millsap (August 13, 1923 – June 6, 2009) was a judge on the 16th and 19th Circuit Court, which included Fairfax County, from 1968 to 1983.

A native of Missouri, Millsap came to the Washington area as a clerk for the FBI in 1942.[1]

During World War II, Millsap served in the Army Air Corps as an airplane mechanic.[2] Following the war, Millsap attended the University of Maryland and then law school at American University, graduating in 1952.[2] Millsap also married the former Martha Vaughn, and the couple would go on to have two children, Brian and Carol.

Millsap then entered private practice, eventually becoming a name partner in the Falls Church law firm of Gibson, Hix, Millsap and Hansbarger with Lytton H. Gibson, William B. Hix and William H. Hansbarger.[3]

On August 12, 1968, Millsap was appointed by Governor Mills E. Godwin to the 16th Judicial Circuit Court to replace John C. Testerman.[3] Judge Millsap's appointment was confirmed by the Virginia General Assembly on March 12, 1969.[4]

Following his retirement from the bench on October 1, 1983, Judge Millsap and his wife retired to Florida.[2] Millsap's wife died in 2004, and he moved to Silver Spring, Maryland to be close to his daughter.[2]

Millsap died in the Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Selection as Judge Serves Millsap as Birthday Present."Evening Star, 13 Aug. 1968, Three Star NIGHT FINAL, p. 23. NewsBank. Accessed 29 Sep. 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Schudel, Matt. "Burch Millsap, 85; Fairfax Judge Presided Over 'Roy Rogers' Murder Case." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 28 June 2009. Web. 31 Dec. 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Klose, Kevin. "Falls Church Lawyer Named to Circuit Court." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Aug 13 1968. ProQuest. Web. 31 Dec. 2013
  4. ↑ "Suburb and State: Judge Confirmed." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Mar 13 1969. ProQuest. Web. 31 Dec. 2013.