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SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA ORDERS OF JUDICIAL EMERGENCY IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 EMERGENCY
COVID-19 Appellate and Local Court Information
Orders, notices and procedures from appellate and local
courts about emergency operations due to COVID-19
Approved Plans to Restart Jury Trials - Listed by Court
Listen to Supreme Court of Virginia Oral Arguments Live
Listen and View Court of Appeals Oral Arguments Live
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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 o
f 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.
Press Release:
- Notice: All oral arguments scheduled for the September 2021 Session of Court (September 14-16, 2021) at the Supreme Court of Virginia will continue to be handled remotely
- Executive Secretary Announces Director of Legislative and Public Relations and Judicial Performance Evaluation Program Director Selections
- The Court of Appeals of Virginia Announces the Appointment of A. John Vollino as the Clerk of the Court, Effective September 1, 2021
- 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
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