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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 Court comprises fifteen full-time judges. [2] Fairfax Courthouse main entrance
The town of Providence was called Fairfax Court House during the Civil War years, until it was incorporated as the Town of Fairfax in 1875. By the beginning of the nineteenth century, the land around the courthouse had been leveled and a fence was erected around the property.
Since 1997, the court has processed civil cases the fastest of the 94 federal districts, and eighth fastest in dealing with criminal cases. [3] Courts at Richmond are located in the Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert R. Merhige Jr. Federal Courthouse, [4] having previously been held in the historic Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse.
Penney S. Azcarate is the chief judge of the circuit court in Fairfax County, Virginia. Azcarate is best known for presiding over the defamation case brought by actor Johnny Depp against his ex-wife Amber Heard. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Fairfax, Virginia (/ ˈ f ɛər f æ k s / FAIR-faks), [a] is an independent city in Virginia and the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia, in the United States. [4] As of the 2020 census , the population was 25,536.
Fairfax County School Board, 68 F.4th 864 (4th Cir. 2023), is a United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit case about the changes to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology's admissions policy which were made in 2020.
The Fairfax County Sheriff's Office (FCSO; officially the Fairfax County Office of the Sheriff) [citation needed] is a law enforcement agency in Fairfax County, Virginia.It serves a population of approximately 1,141,620 residents within an area of approximately 400 square miles (1,000 km 2) in Fairfax County, a Northern Virginian suburb of Washington, D.C. [1] It is one of the largest Sheriff ...
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.