June 29, 2026 - July 6, 2026
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Catherine Dodson has been one of the top female chess players in Virginia for over four decades. She competed successfully in the 1986 U.S. Women’s Championship scoring 4.5-4.5 in the ten-player round robin competition.
Catherine is a career prosecutor who serves as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Norfolk in Virginia. She has handled numerous major cases in the region, focusing extensively on violent crime and complex prosecutions.