Virginia Circuit Courts

Virginia Circuit Courts

The Circuit Courts are trial courts in Virginia that have broad jurisdiction over cases such as felonies, family matters, and civil claims over $25,000. The Circuit Courts share jurisdiction with the General District Courts over civil claims between $4,500 and $25,000.

Courts

Accomack Circuit Court Albemarle Circuit Court Alexandria Circuit Court Alleghany/Covington Circuit Court Amelia Circuit Court Amherst Circuit Court Appomattox Circuit Court Arlington Circuit Court Augusta Circuit Court Bath Circuit Court Bedford Circuit Court Bland Circuit Court Botetourt Circuit Court Bristol Circuit Court Brunswick Circuit Court Buchanan Circuit Court Buckingham Circuit Court Buena Vista Circuit Court Campbell Circuit Court Caroline Circuit Court Carroll Circuit Court Charles City Circuit Court Charlotte Circuit Court Charlottesville Circuit Court Chesapeake Circuit Court Chesterfield Circuit Court Clarke Circuit Court Colonial Heights Circuit Court Craig Circuit Court Culpeper Circuit Court Cumberland Circuit Court Danville Circuit Court Dickenson Circuit Court

Dinwiddie Circuit Court Essex Circuit Court Fairfax/Falls Church Circuit Court Fauquier Circuit Court Floyd Circuit Court Fluvanna Circuit Court Franklin Circuit Court Frederick Circuit Court Fredericksburg Circuit Court Giles Circuit Court Gloucester Circuit Court Goochland Circuit Court Grayson Circuit Court Greene Circuit Court Greensville/Emporia Circuit Court Halifax Circuit Court Hampton Circuit Court Hanover Circuit Court Henrico Circuit Court Henry Circuit Court Highland Circuit Court Hopewell Circuit Court Isle of Wight Circuit Court James City County/Williamsburg Circuit Court King George Circuit Court King William Circuit Court King and Queen Circuit Court Lancaster Circuit Court Lee Circuit Court Loudoun Circuit Court Louisa Circuit Court Lunenburg Circuit Court Lynchburg Circuit Court Madison Circuit Court Martinsville Circuit Court

Mathews Circuit Court Mecklenburg Circuit Court Middlesex Circuit Court Montgomery Circuit Court Nelson Circuit Court New Kent Circuit Court Newport News Circuit Court Norfolk Circuit Court Northampton Circuit Court Northumberland Circuit Court Nottoway Circuit Court Orange Circuit Court Page Circuit Court Patrick Circuit Court Petersburg Circuit Court Pittsylvania Circuit Court Portsmouth Circuit Court Powhatan Circuit Court Prince Edward Circuit Court Prince George Circuit Court Prince William Circuit Court Pulaski Circuit Court

Radford Circuit Court Rappahannock Circuit Court Richmond Circuit Court Richmond County Circuit Court Roanoke City Circuit Court Roanoke County Circuit Court Rockbridge Circuit Court Rockingham Circuit Court Russell Circuit Court Salem Circuit Court Scott Circuit Court Shenandoah Circuit Court Smyth Circuit Court Southampton Circuit Court Spotsylvania Circuit Court Stafford Circuit Court Staunton Circuit Court Suffolk Circuit Court Surry Circuit Court Sussex Circuit Court Tazewell Circuit Court Virginia Beach Circuit Court Warren Circuit Court Washington Circuit Court Waynesboro Circuit Court Westmoreland Circuit Court Winchester Circuit Court Wise/Norton Circuit Court Wythe Circuit Court York County/Poquoson Circuit Court

Judicial Circuits

Circuit	Counties served
1st	Chesapeake
2nd	Accomack, Northampton and Virginia Beach
3rd	Portsmouth
4th	Norfolk
5th	Isle of Wight, Southampton and Suffolk
6th	Brunswick, Greensville/Emporia, Hopewell, Prince George, Surry and Sussex
7th	Newport News
8th	Hampton
9th	Charles City, Gloucester, James City/Williamsburg, King William, King and Queen, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent and York/Poquoson
10th	Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and Prince Edward
11th	Amelia, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Petersburg and Powhatan
12th	Chesterfield and Colonial Heights
13th	Richmond City
14th	Henrico
15th	Caroline, Essex, Fredericksburg, Hanover, King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford and Westmoreland
16th	Albemarle, Charlottesville, Culpeper, Fluvanna, Goochland, Greene, Louisa, Madison and Orange
17th	Arlington, Falls Church
18th	Alexandria
19th	Fairfax County and City of Fairfax
20th	Fauquier, Loudoun and Rappahannock
21st	Henry, Martinsville and Patrick
22nd	Danville, Franklin and Pittsylvania
23rd	Roanoke City, Roanoke County and Salem
24th	Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Lynchburg and Nelson
25th	Alleghany/Covington, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Buena Vista, Craig, Highland, Rockbridge/Lexington, Staunton and Waynesboro
26th	Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham/Harrisonburg, Shenandoah, Warren and Winchester
27th	Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Galax, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Radford and Wythe
28th	Bristol, Smyth and Washington
29th	Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell and Tazewell
30th	Lee, Scott and Wise/Norton
31st	Prince William/Manassas Park

See also

• Courts in Virginia
• Virginia counties
• Judicial selection in Virginia

External links

• Virginia's Judicial System, "Circuit Court"
• Virginia's Judicial System, "All Circuit Courts (Directory)"

Footnotes

Virginia courts

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Federal courts:

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Virginia, Western District of Virginia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Virginia, Western District of Virginia

State courts:

Virginia Supreme Court • Virginia Court of Appeals • Virginia Circuit Courts • Virginia District Courts • Virginia Magistrates

State resources:

Courts in Virginia • Virginia judicial elections • Judicial selection in Virginia