Youngkin orders flags at half-staff in Virginia to honor Justice Lawrence L. Koontz Jr.

Governor Glenn Youngkin has ordered that the flags of the United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds. This action is in memory and respect of Lawrence L. Koontz Jr., former justice of the Virginia Supreme Court.

Justice Koontz dedicated nearly six decades to serving the Commonwealth at every level of the Virginia judicial system. The flags will be lowered at sunrise on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, and will remain at half-staff until sunset.

This order was issued on March 18, 2025, as a tribute to Justice Koontz’s long-standing commitment and service to the judicial system in Virginia.