Clay Athey


Clifford Lynwood "Clay" Athey Jr. is an American politician and jurist.

Service in the Virginia House of Delegates

He is a former Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates 2002-2011. During his 10 years in the House of Delegates, he represented the 18th district, made up of Warren County and parts of Fauquier and Frederick Counties.

State court service

In 2012, Governor Bob McDonnell appointed him a judge of the 26th Judicial Circuit, covering Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah and Warren counties and the cities of Harrisonburg and Winchester in the northern part of the state.

Appointment to Virginia Court of Appeals

On February 16, 2019, he was appointed by the Virginia General Assembly for a seat on the Virginia Court of Appeals vacated by Teresa M. Chafin, who was appointed to the Virginia Supreme Court.