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Rayner V. Snead Named
26th District Circuit Judge
Rayner Varser Snead, of Washington, was named by Governor John S. Battle to succeed Judge J. R. H. Alexander in the 26th Judicial District, following Judge Alexander's retirement December 31, 1952. Mr. Snead's appointment is until the next session of the General Assembly.
Mr. Snead states that he will qualify either Friday or Saturday in the Clerk’s Office, Washington. •He says he will try to make the appointment of his successor as Commonwealth Attorney early next week.
Born in Gid Brown Hollow, Rayner Snead was educated at Washington High School and the University of Virginia. He is the son of John Peyton Snead, Jr., who died in 1935, and Mrs. Annie Keyser Snead, who died last year. His brother, Dr. John P. Snead, III, and sister, Miss Marjorie Snead, live at Sperryville.
Mr. and Mrs. Snead (the former Miss Lois Doran of Missouri) live in Washington with their three children, Ray, g, Dana, 6, and Sam, 4.
The newly-nanied judge served in the navy in World War II, seeing Mediterranean service before being discharged as a lieutenant in December, 1945. He returned to Rappahannock to practice law. Mr. Snead was elected Commonwealth Attorney in 1947, defeating the incumbent, George H. Davis, Jr. He was re-eelected in 1951. He is a member of the Virginia and American Bar associations. ’
Mr. Snead’s name belies his family connection in the county, uiien one would expect him to be either Keyser or Miller. He states that he is named for an uncle of Lumberton, N. C., who, incidentally, is a judge, L, R. Varser. Mr. Snead’s adherence to family tradition is found in his additional occupation besides the law; he is a farmer and orchardist.
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