CODE OF VIRGINIA APPOINTMENT OF ESCHEATORS (§ 55-168) The Governor shall appoint one escheator for every judicial circuit as set forth in § 17.1-506, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor. Such escheator shall reside within a circuit to which he is appointed. HISTORY: Code 1919, § 489; 1982, c. 437; 1996, c. 551.