CODE OF VIRGINIA APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER (§ 32.1-278) A Chief Medical Examiner, who shall be a forensic pathologist licensed to practice medicine in this Commonwealth, shall be appointed by the Commissioner with the approval of the Board. HISTORY: Code 1950, § 32-31.10; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 475; 1979, c. 711.