Richmond judge Cavedo and former Senate candidate Gade settle defamation suit; Gade retracts statements

The Richmond Times-Dispatch ^ | 1//7/2021 | Andrew Cain

[Captain Jack Aubrey]

Richmond Circuit Court Judge Bradley Cavedo and former GOP U.S. Senate candidate Daniel Gade have reached a settlement in Cavedo's defamation suit over Gade's assertion in a debate with Sen. Mark Warner that Cavedo was a "racist judge."

Gade has retracted the statements he made about Cavedo during a debate with Warner at Norfolk State University.

“During the second of our three debates, I criticized Mark Warner for appointing Judge Bradley Cavedo to the bench in 2002," Gade said in a statement. "In this exchange, I attacked Judge Cavedo based on incorrect information. I retract my statements about Judge Cavedo, and apologize to him and his family.

"The judge is a well-respected jurist and public figure who has served for decades in public life, and I bear him no ill-will. I am committed to bringing people together rather than dividing them, and I hope this apology helps move our political discourse in a more positive direction.”

[Captain Jack Aubrey]

The judge was a Reagan delegate to the 1976 GOP national convention.

[Carry me back]

Gade is a rino. He shouldn’t have been running in Virginia. The guy isn’t very bright.

[Captain Jack Aubrey]

I couldn’t agree more. But at least he did the right thing in this situation in the end.