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A change of venue is the legal term for moving a trial to a new location. In high-profile matters, a change of venue may occur to move a jury trial away from a location where a fair and impartial jury may not be possible due to widespread publicity about a crime and its defendants to another community in order to obtain jurors who can be more objective in their duties.
The timing for the filing of a motion objecting to venue depends on the level of court in which the case has been brought. An objection to venue in the Virginia Circuit Court must be filed (actually physically received in the clerk's office) within 21 days of service of process, absent a general extension of time from the court to file a responsive pleading.
Venue is concerned with the geographical location of the court where a lawsuit is commenced. However, unlike personal jurisdiction, there is no constitutional requirement for proper venue in order to have a valid judgment. The general venue statute for United States federal courts is 28 U.S.C. § 1391 with special rules listed in §§ 1392-1413.
Horner and his attorneys filed a motion in Wise County to change his capital murder trial venue to another location, citing the high level of publicity surrounding the case.
A New York appeals court has denied Donald Trump’s petition to change the venue of his upcoming hush money trial.. The former president’s attorneys on Monday had urged the court to postpone ...
Saturation media coverage including two docuseries and two movies of Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial earlier this year make it impossible to get a fair and impartial jury, his lawyers say.
Venue and territorial jurisdiction are closely related for practical purposes. A change of venue may be sought either within the territorial jurisdiction of a court, or with the consent of the receiving jurisdiction and the parties, within the jurisdiction of another court, provided it has jurisdiction over the same laws.
A hearing on a a change of venue for two criminal cases against suspended Sheriff Jeffrey Lyde was headed off by an agreement.