Join Delegate Charniele Herring and Alexandria Clerk of Court Greg Parks for a practical overview of Virginia’s Clean Slate Law and its impact on access to criminal records. This program examines the distinction between sealing and expungement, the offenses eligible for automatic sealing, and the requirements and procedures for obtaining sealing by petition. Topics include waiting periods, petition preparation, required judicial findings, excluded offenses, and relief when eligible records have not been automatically sealed. Participants will also learn about the protections afforded by sealing, continuing disclosure obligations, permitted uses of sealed records, and practical considerations for advising clients seeking relief.

Hon. Charniele L. Herring
House Majority Leader
Virginia State Delegate

House Majority Leader Charniele Herring represents the 4th district in the Virginia House of Delegates, which includes the West End of the City of Alexandria and Baileys Crossroads in Fairfax County. She was first elected to the House in a special election in 2009. In 2020, she was elected by her colleagues as Majority Leader, the first woman and first African American to serve in the role. Throughout her career she has championed legislation to protect voting rights, ensure reproductive freedom, and create an affordable economy for all Virginians. In her professional life, she is an attorney who runs her own mediation and guardian ad litem practice.

Hon. J. Greg Parks
Clerk of Court
Alexandria Circuit Court

J. Greg Parks was born and raised in Nebraska and graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He later earned a Juris Doctor degree from the American University and a Master of Laws degree from the George Washington University. After graduating from law school, Greg served as an attorney for the U.S. Coast Guard, Office of the Judge Advocate General. After the attacks of September 11^th, Greg served on the White House team that created the Department of Homeland Security. He went on to serve in senior legal and management positions with the Coast Guard, the Department of Transportation, the General Services Administration, and as Chief Counsel of a federal administrative tribunal, where he directed the full range of legal and operational functions and served as ethics officer for 15 judges. Greg was elected to an eight-year term as Alexandria Clerk of the Circuit Court on November 5^th, 2019, and took office as Clerk on January 1, 2020.