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Courts of Virginia include: . State courts of Virginia. Supreme Court of Virginia [1]. Court of Appeals of Virginia [2]. Virginia Circuit Court (120 courts divided among 31 judicial circuits) [3]
The Judiciary of Virginia is defined under the Constitution and law of Virginia and is composed of the Supreme Court of Virginia and subordinate courts, including the Court of Appeals, the Circuit Courts, and the General District Courts.
The Fairfax Circuit Court of the 19th Judicial Circuit, [1] is a court of general jurisdiction, serving the County and City of Fairfax, Virginia, in the United States.It is the largest trial court in Virginia and handles both civil and criminal cases.
The Virginia Circuit Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia.The Circuit Courts have jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases.
The Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Virginia.It primarily hears direct appeals in civil cases from the trial-level city and county circuit courts, as well as the criminal law, family law and administrative law cases that are initially appealed to the Court of Appeals of Virginia.
The Virginia General District Court (GDC) is the lowest level of the Virginia court system, and is the court that most Virginians have contact with. The jurisdiction of the GDC is generally limited to traffic cases and other misdemeanors, civil cases involving amounts of under $25,000.
A 1971 Virginia Court System Study Commission stated the need for a unified court system to handle appeals. [1] The Court of Appeals of Virginia was established on January 1, 1985, as an intermediate court of limited appellate jurisdiction, initially with ten judges, with an eleventh judge added in 2000.
Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in Virginia.Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, [1] the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming.