Leigh B. Middleditch, Jr. papers regarding the Citizens Committee for City County Cooperation (5 C's)

Leigh B. Middleditch graduated from the University of Virginia Law School in 1957, and Darden Business School in 1958. He practiced law at McGuire, Woods in Charlottesville, Virginia. From 1968 to 1972 he served as UVA legal adviser during integration, coeducation and Vietnam War protests.

Middleditch taught classes on Virginia procedures at the UVA Law School and was a tenured professor of law and business. He served as a Trustee for the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, Chair of UVA's Health Services Foundation, Virginia Health Care Foundation, Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Senior Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association, and the ABA Board of Governors. He also served as a Director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,Trustee of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, President of the University of Virginia Alumni and Law Associations,and co-founded the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at UVA.

In 1980 he headed up the Citizens Committee for City County Cooperation to resolve disputes between the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County regarding several issues. The primary focus was shared revenue in which he prevented the city of Charlottesville from annexing Albemarle County.

Leigh Middleditch died on October 3, 2021, just days after his 92nd birthday and shortly after he was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. He was remembered as a consensus-builder and connector who took advantage of his vast network to launch nonprofits and populate boards.

Source: Lindenfeld Hall, Sarah. "In Memoriam Leigh B. Middleditch, Jr. Civic Minded Alumnus Remembered for his service to UVA and Beyond." UVA Magazine. Winter 2021. Accessed 8/23/2023 https://uvamagazine.org/in_memoriam/listing/leigh_b_middleditch_jr