Welcome to the Website of Virginia's Judicial System

Our aim is to assure that disputes are resolved justly, promptly, and economically through a court system unified in its structures and administration. This system is comprised of the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Court of Appeals of Virginia, circuit courts in thirty-one judicial circuits, general district and juvenile and domestic relations district courts in thirty-two districts, and magistrates in offices in thirty-two districts. The administrative office of the courts, known in Virginia as the Office of the Executive Secretary, supports the administration of the court system under the direction of the Chief Justice and the Executive Secretary.

2018 State of the Judiciary Address
Presented on May 15, 2018, to the Judicial Conference of Virginia, by the Honorable Donald W. Lemons, Chief Justice.
June 1, 2018, Letter from Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons to members of the judiciary of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

2017 State of the Judiciary Address
Presented on May 16, 2017, to the Judicial Conference of Virginia, by the Honorable Donald W. Lemons, Chief Justice.

2016 State of the Judiciary Address
Presented on October 26, 2016, to the Judicial Conference of Virginia for District Courts, by the Honorable Donald W. Lemons, Chief Justice
Presented on May 10, 2016, to the Judicial Conference of Virginia, by the Honorable Donald W. Lemons, Chief Justice.

Statement Issued by Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons regarding the delayed effective date of Rules 3A:11 and 3A:12 of the Supreme Court of Virginia

Judicial Council of  Virginia Requests Comments on the Jurisdiction and Organization of the Court of Appeals of Virginia

Press Release:

• Supreme Court of Virginia Statement to Members of the Judiciary and the Bar of Virginia

 

 

Virginia's Judicial System Court Self-Help
Resources for Self-Represented Litigants