Courts Of Record
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Civil actions; filed on behalf of multiple persons. [HB-505]
Civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons. Provides that a circuit court may enter an order joining, coordinating, consolidating, or transferring civil actions upon finding that separate civil actions brought by a plaintiff on behalf of multiple similarly situated persons involve common questions of law or fact and arise out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences. The bill requires the Supreme Court to promulgate rules no later than November 1, 2022, governing such actions. The bill has a delayed effective
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Criminal records; sealing of records. [HB-181]
Criminal records; sealing of records; repeal. Repeals provisions not yet effective allowing for the automatic and petition-based sealing of police and court records for certain convictions, deferred dispositions, and acquittals and for offenses that have been nolle prossed or otherwise dismissed.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Judicial emergency; administrative delays, prosecution of felony due to lapse of time. [HB-104]
Prosecution of felony due to lapse of time; judicial emergency; administrative delays. Provides that the speedy trial provisions shall be tolled upon a declaration of a judicial emergency. The bill also provides that the speedy trial provisions shall be tolled upon administrative delays resulting from the enactment of Chapter 43 of the Acts of Assembly of 2020, Special Session I, and creates a process by which a party may file a motion for an immediate interlocutory appeal of a trial date set outside of the speedy trial provisions if such trial
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Retired circuit and district court judges under recall; evaluation. [SB-106]
Retired circuit and district court judges under recall; evaluation; qualification by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee for Courts of Justice. Requires that retired district court judges sitting as substitutes be found qualified every three years by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee for Courts of Justice instead of authorized by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The bill also requires the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to prepare and distribute
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Judges; increases from six to seven the maximum number in the Thirty-first Judicial Circuit. [SB-6]
Maximum number of judges in each judicial circuit. Increases from six to seven the maximum number of authorized judges in the Thirty-first Judicial Circuit.
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Virginia 2021 Special II
Judges; nominations for election to the Court of Appeals. [HR-843]
Nominating persons to be elected to the Court of Appeals.
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Virginia 2021 Special II
Judges; nominations for election to circuit court. [SR-769]
Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.
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Virginia 2021 Special II
Judges; nominations for election to the Court of Appeals. [SR-768]
Nominating persons to be elected to the Court of Appeals.
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Virginia 2021 Special II
Judges; nominations for election to circuit court. [HR-844]
Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.
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Virginia 2021 Special II
Judges; election in Court of Appeals of Virginia, circuit court, general district court, etc. [HJR-7004]
Election of Court of Appeals of Virginia Judges, Circuit Court Election of Court of Appeals of Virginia Judges, Circuit Court judges, General District Court judges, a Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court judge, and members of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Judges; nominations for election to circuit court. [SR-532]
Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Judges; nominations for election to circuit court. [HR-561]
Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Judges; election in circuit court, general district court, etc. [HJR-5003]
Election of Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, and a member of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Criminal records; sealing of records, Sealing Fee Fund created, penalties, report. [HB-2113]
Sealing of criminal records; penalties. Establishes a process for the automatic sealing of police and court records, defined in the bill, for certain convictions, deferred dispositions, and acquittals and for offenses that have been nolle prossed or otherwise dismissed. The bill also allows a person to petition for the sealing of police and court records relating to certain convictions. The bill has staggered delayed effective dates in order to develop systems for implementing the provisions of the bill. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Jurisdiction over criminal cases; certification or appeal of charges. [HB-2150]
Jurisdiction over criminal cases; certification or appeal of charges. Provides that upon (i) certification by the general district court of any felony charge and ancillary misdemeanor charge or when an appeal of a conviction of an offense in general district court is noted or (ii) certification by the juvenile and domestic relations district court of any felony charge and ancillary misdemeanor charge committed by an adult or when an appeal of a conviction or adjudication of an offense is noted, jurisdiction as to such charges shall vest in the circuit
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Virginia 2021 Special I
State Corporation Commission; access to local land records. [HB-1775]
State Corporation Commission; access to local land records. Adds the State Corporation Commission to the list of agencies that are exempt from paying fees for remote access to local land records.
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Virginia 2014 Special I
Judges; nominations for election to circuit court. [SR-534]
Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.
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Virginia 2014 Special I
Judges; nominations for election to circuit court. [SR-522]
Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.
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Virginia 2014 Special I
Judgeships; authorization to fill certain judgeships and appropriation of funds to pay. [SB-5002]
Judgeships; appropriations. Authorizing the filling of certain judgeships and appropriating funds to pay for such judgeships during the two years ending, respectively, on June 30, 2015, and June 30, 2016.
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Virginia 2014 Special I
Judges; nominations for election to circuit court. [HR-581]
Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.