Virginia Circuit Court Case Opinions

By date issued since 6 9 95 effective immediately the supreme court of virginia will no longer hold opinions for release during a session of court following oral argument.

Virginia circuit court case opinions.

This is a project with a limited number of courts. Oes is the administrative office for virginia s court system. General district courts have exclusive authority to hear civil cases with claims of 4 500 or less and share authority with the circuit courts to hear cases. The circuit courts are west virginia s only general jurisdiction trial courts of record.

Virginia judiciary online case information system. Search through the public resources supreme court lower courts legal community and court administration sections for court related information. Proceedings in habeas corpus mandamus quo warranto prohibition and certiorari. The circuit court handles all civil cases with claims of more than 25 000.

We welcome your use of this informational system. Instead opinions will be released when deemed ready by the justices and will typically be issued and posted on the court s website on a thursday. This information is made available for public use by the office of the executive secretary oes of the supreme court of virginia. Circuit court case information.

The general district court handles traffic violations hears minor criminal cases known as misdemeanors and conducts preliminary hearings for more serious criminal cases called felonies. Statewide searches are not possible. Court of appeals of virginia case information online access to the case management system for the court of appeals of virginia. Cases may be searched using name case number or hearing date.

It shares authority with the general district court to hear matters involving claims between 4 500 and 25 000. Explore the entire west virginia court system and the supreme court of appeals of west virginia. Supreme court of virginia. This is the case management system for circuit courts in virginia.

And all felonies and misdemeanors. Catherine paxson for commonwealth. The circuit court is the trial court with the broadest powers in virginia. Circuit courts have jurisdiction over all civil cases at law over 7 500 with limited exceptions.

Cr17 1853 june 22 2018. Online access to a statewide search of criminal and traffic case information in general district courts and select. Home fulltext opinions virginia circuit courts. Comments off on 018 8 055 commonwealth v.

018 8 055 commonwealth v. Every effort is made to provide accurate and current information. Thomas reed for defendant. All civil cases in equity.