Va. Code § 32.1-102.9
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845
The judge of the court to which any appeal is taken as provided in § 32.1-102.6 and the judge of the court referred to in § 32.1-102.8 shall be designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from a circuit other than the circuit where the project is or will be under construction, located or undertaken.
Va. Code § 32.1-102.9