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Virginiastate of the Judiciary Report Virginia 2009 State of the Judiciary Report Supreme Court of Virginia, Richmond 2009 VirginiaState of the Judiciary Report Virginia 2009 State of the Judiciary Report Supreme Court of Virginia, Richmond Virginia’s Judicial System on the Internet This publication can be found on the Internet. To view it and additional information about Virginia’s Judicial System, please visit the judiciary’s website at www.courts.state.va.us. General Information for Individuals with Disabilities The Virginia Court System has adopted a policy of non-discrimination in both employment and in access to its facilities, services, programs and activities. For further information, contact the Office of the Executive Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia, 100 North Ninth Street, Third Floor, Richmond, Virginia 23219. The telephone number is 804/786-6455; communication through a telecommunications device (TDD) is also available at this number. Editors Christopher M. Wade, Senior Management Information Analyst Amanda G. Johnson, Planning Analyst VIRGINIA COURTS VIRGINIA JUDICIAL BRANCH VIRGINIA JUDICIAL BRANCH 2009 SUPREME COURT EXECUTIVE CLERK OF SECRETARY VIRGINIA COURT MAGISTRATE OF SYSTEM APPEALS CIRCUIT COURTS JUVENILE AND GENERAL DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURTS DISTRICT COURTS Judicial Council, Committee on District Courts, Judicial Conference of Virginia and Judicial Conference of Virginia for District Courts State Board of Virginia State Bar Bar Examiners Lawyer Referral Service Lawyer Licensing Lawyer Discipline Indigent Defense Commission Public Defenders Judicial Inquiry and Virginia Criminal Review Commission Sentencing Commission Judge Discipline Route of Appeal Supreme Court of Virginia i VIRGINIA COURTS VIRGINIA COURT STRUCTURE SUPREME COURT Seven Justices sit en banc and in panels Case types: · Mandatory jurisdiction: capital criminal, State Corporation Commission, and Court of last resort attorney and judicial disciplinary cases. · Discretionary jurisdiction: civil, noncapital criminal, juvenile and domestic rela- tions. Some original jurisdiction cases. COURT OF APPEALS Eleven Judges sit en banc and in panels Intermediate appellate court Case types: · Mandatory jurisdiction in domestic relations and some administrative agency proceedings. Some original jurisdiction cases. · Discretionary jurisdiction in noncapital criminal and traffic cases. CIRCUIT COURT (31 circuits: 120 courts) 157 Judgeships Case types: · Tort, contract, other civil claims (over $3,000), mental health, administrative Trial courts of general jurisdiction agency appeals, miscellaneous civil, domestic relations, estate jurisdiction and civil appeals from district courts. · Felony, misdemeanor, criminal appeals from district courts. · Ordinance violations. Jury trials. DISTRICT COURT (32 districts: 76 general district courts; 74 juvenile and domestic relations district courts; 50 combined district courts) 127 General District Judgeships and 117 J&DR District Judgeships Case types: · Tort, contract, other civil claims (up to $15,000); separate small claims docket (for matters up to $4,500). Trial courts of limited jurisdiction · Misdemeanors. DUI jurisdiction. · Ordinance violations. · Moving traffic, parking, miscellaneous traffic jurisdiction. · Juvenile jurisdiction, support/custody, interstate support, domestic violence, miscellaneous domestic relations, mental health. · Preliminary hearings in felony cases. No jury trials. (As of December 31, 2009) ii Supreme Court of Virginia TABLE OF CONTENTS VIRGINIA JUDICIAL BRANCH ..........................................................................................................i VIRGINIA COURT STRUCTURE ........................................................................................................ii LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................................xi LIST OF DISPLAYS ..............................................................................................................................xiii STATE OF THE JUDICIARY MESSAGE ...............................................................................................xi A. THE JUDICIARY’S YEAR IN REVIEW Part One Supreme Court of Virginia 2009 .................................................................................A-1 Part Two Court of Appeals of Virginia 2009 ..............................................................................A-9 Part Three Circuit Courts 2009 ......................................................................................................A-15 Part Four General District Courts 2009 .......................................................................................A-39 Part Five Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts 2009 ............................................................A-51 Part Six Magistrates 2009 ..........................................................................................................A-65 Part Seven Judicial Administration in Virginia’s Courts 2009 Policy Making Bodies ............................................................................................A-76 Judicial Council of Virginia .......................................................................... A-78 Committees of the Judicial Council of Virginia .................................................. A-79 Committees of the Judicial Conference of Virginia ............................................. A-80 Committee on District Courts ...................................................................... A-81 Committees of the Judicial Conference of Virginia for District Courts ..................... A-82 Advisory Committee on Domestic Violence ..................................................... A-84 Advisory Committee on Services for Non-English Speakers .................................. A-85 Commission on Mental Health Law Reform ..................................................... A-86 Pandemic Flu Preparedness Commission ......................................................... A-88 Office of the Executive Secretary ..........................................................................A-90 Executive Secretary ................................................................................... A-91 Assistant Executive Secretary and Counsel ....................................................... A-92 Court Improvement Program ....................................................................... A-93 Educational Services .................................................................................. A-96 Fiscal Services .......................................................................................... A-97 Historical Commission ............................................................................... A-98 Human Resources ..................................................................................... A-98 Judicial Information Technology ....................................................................A-102 Judicial Planning ....................................................................................... A-105 Judicial Services ........................................................................................A-107 Legal Research ......................................................................................... A-115 Legislative and Public Relations .................................................................... A-115 Miscellaneous Activities .......................................................................................A-116 Fiscal Review of the Judiciary ....................................................................... A-117 Utilization of Substitute and Retired Recalled Judges .......................................... A-121 Indigent Defense Services ............................................................................ A-124 Involuntary Mental Commitments ................................................................. A-129 Medical Malpractice Review Panels ................................................................A-134 Supreme Court Designations ........................................................................ A-134 Awards Recognition Program ....................................................................... A-135 Supreme Court of Virginia iii TABLE OF CONTENTS B. CASELOAD SUMMARIES 2009 Map of Judicial Circuits and Districts ....................................................................................... B-2 Virginia Localities and Their Judicial Circuits and Districts ............................................................. B-3 Virginia Judicial Circuit and Districts: Localities Served with Populations in 2000 and 2009 ............................................................... B-4 Circuit, District and Statewide Annual Summaries .................................................................. B-6 DID YOU FIND WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR? There are many other detailed reports located on the court’s website: www.courts.state.va.us. The Appendices are also available online. iv Supreme Court of Virginia TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES Supreme Court of Virginia 1 Part One - 2005-2009 Annual Statistics ................................................................................... A-3 Part Two - Annual Statistics - Case Type Filings .......................................................................... A-4 2 Petitions for Appeal and Original Jurisdiction Petitions ................................................................. A-5 3 Total Granted Cases Left to be Argued
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