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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. [ 2 ] In March 2021, legislation was passed to expand the jurisdiction and composition of the Court from 11 judges to 17 judges, coming into effect July ...
Virginia civil procedure is the body of law that sets out the rules and standards that Virginia courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits (as opposed to procedures in criminal law matters). Professor W. Hamilton Bryson is the preeminent master and legal scholar on Virginia Civil Procedure.
Prior to becoming a judge he served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Delaware, Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney in Norfolk, Virginia and Chief Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney in Virginia Beach, as a partner in the law firm of McCardell, Inman, Benson, Strickler & Humphreys, P.C. in Virginia Beach and he served as Commonwealth's Attorney of Virginia Beach from 1990 to 2000.
Many circuit courts have said that law enforcement can hold your property for as long as they want. D.C.’s high court decided last week that’s unconstitutional.
He was later confirmed in that position by the Virginia General Assembly. He was elected a judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals by the Virginia General Assembly on March 10, 2006 to a term ending on April 15, 2014. He was elected to an additional eight years on the Court on January 14, 2014, taking the expiration of his term to April 15, 2022.
A teenager and her parents have filed a $30 million lawsuit against a northern Virginia school system, saying the district failed to adequately investigate and tried to cover up her sexual assault ...
The father of a Virginia student sexually assaulted in her high school bathroom has been pardoned after his arrest two years ago protesting a school board meeting became a flashpoint in the ...
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. Its administration is headed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Judicial Council, the Committee ...