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Virginia state court judges (3 C, 69 P) Pages in category "Virginia state courts" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
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 ...
Courts of Virginia include: State courts of Virginia. Supreme Court of Virginia [1] Court of Appeals of Virginia [2] Virginia Circuit Court (120 courts divided among 31 judicial circuits) [3] Virginia General District Court (courts in 32 districts) [4] Virginia Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court (courts in 32 districts) [5]
The court may designate up to five retired justices to serve as senior justices, each for a renewable one-year term. [8] Senior justices may sit with the court either to hear petitions for appeal or to hear cases on the merits, particularly to replace any of the seven active justices who may be recused from hearing a specific case. In addition ...
Each of the 50 states has between one and four Article III district courts, and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico each have one Article III district court. Article III judges have lifetime tenure. The insular areas of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands each have one Article IV territorial court ...
In Georgia, each county has a chief magistrate, elected by the voters of the county, who has the authority to hold preliminary hearings in criminal cases, conduct bench trials for certain misdemeanor offenses, including deposit account fraud (bad checks), grant bail (except as to very serious felony charges), and preside over a small claims court for cases where the amount in controversy does ...
Chatham County Magistrate Court is one of five courts in the state that elects its magistrate judges. There are two full-time judges, Michael H. Barker and Moss, and two part-time judges, Bonzo ...
The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties and 38 independent cities, which are considered county-equivalents for census purposes. All counties, with the exception of Arlington County, are further subdivided into magisterial districts. [1]