§ 17.1-500 Establishment of circuit courts.
§ 17.1-501 Judges of circuit courts; selection, powers and duties of chief judges; exercise of appointive powers.
§ 17.1-502 (For contingent expiration date see cc. 524 and 542) Administrator of circuit court system.
§ 17.1-503 Rules of practice and procedure; rules not to preclude judges from hearing certain cases.
§ 17.1-504 Reserved.
§ 17.1-505 Circuit court of county to constitute circuit court of certain cities.
§ 17.1-506 Judicial circuits.
§ 17.1-507 Maximum number of judges; residence requirement; compensation; powers; etc.
§ 17.1-508 Judges in new or changed circuits; ratifying, validating and confirming certain actions.
§ 17.1-509 Vacancies in office of judge.
§ 17.1-510 Election of judge of new circuit; how court held meanwhile.
§ 17.1-511 Investigation and certification of necessity before vacancies filled.
§ 17.1-512 Election of successor judge before date of vacancy.
§ 17.1-513 Jurisdiction of circuit courts.
§ 17.1-513.01 Jurisdiction of circuit courts with respect to charitable assets.
§ 17.1-513.1 Appeals from administrative proceedings; abuse and neglect; record to be sealed.
§ 17.1-513.2 Use of telephonic communication systems or electronic video and audio communication systems to conduct hearing.
§ 17.1-514 When plaintiff entitled to less than $100; judgment for defendant.
§ 17.1-515 Jurisdiction formerly in county courts.
§ 17.1-515.1 Territorial jurisdiction of the Circuit Court for the City of Lynchburg.
§ 17.1-515.2 Repealed.
§ 17.1-515.3 Designation of courtrooms within twenty-first and twenty-third circuits for trial of certain cases.
§ 17.1-515.4 Designation of certain courtrooms within sixteenth circuit for trial of certain cases.
§ 17.1-515.5 Designation of certain courtrooms within twenty-fifth circuit for trial of certain cases.
§ 17.1-515.6 Concurrent law-enforcement jurisdiction over Joint Judicial Center in Winchester.
§ 17.1-515.7 Designation of certain courtrooms within twenty-fifth circuit for trial of certain cases.
§ 17.1-516 Jurisdiction of courts over certain waters.
§ 17.1-517 Number of terms; how fixed.
§ 17.1-518 Special terms; when, how and by whom appointed.
§ 17.1-519 Adjournment thereof to a future day.
§ 17.1-520 What tried at a special term.
§ 17.1-521 Who to hold special term; powers.
§ 17.1-522 Adjournment of special term.
§ 17.1-523 Salaries of judges of circuit courts.
§ 17.1-524 Repealed.
§ 17.1-525 Certain information to be made available to certain defendants found not guilty.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 17.1 > Chapter 5 > Article 1 - Establishment; Jurisdiction; Etc.

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Courts of record: means the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Court of Appeals of Virginia, and the circuit courts. See Virginia Code 1-212
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the Department of Taxation. See Virginia Code 58.1-1
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • farm: means any person that obtains at least 51 percent of its annual gross income from agricultural operations and produces the agricultural waste used as feedstock for the waste-to-energy technology, (ii) "agricultural waste" means biomass waste materials capable of decomposition that are produced from the raising of plants and animals during agricultural operations, including animal manures, bedding, plant stalks, hulls, and vegetable matter, and (iii) "waste-to-energy technology" means any technology, including but not limited to a methane digester, that converts agricultural waste into gas, steam, or heat that is used to generate electricity on-site. See Virginia Code 1-222.1
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • in writing: include any representation of words, letters, symbols, numbers, or figures, whether (i) printed or inscribed on a tangible medium or (ii) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in a perceivable form and whether an electronic signature authorized by Virginia Code 1-257
  • Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
  • Mistrial: An invalid trial, caused by fundamental error. When a mistrial is declared, the trial must start again from the selection of the jury.
  • Month: means a calendar month and "year" means a calendar year. See Virginia Code 1-223
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • real estate: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights and appurtenances thereto and interests therein, other than a chattel interest. See Virginia Code 1-219
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • Supreme Court: means the Supreme Court of Virginia. See Virginia Code 1-249
  • sworn: means "affirm" or "affirmed. See Virginia Code 1-250
  • Town: means any existing town or an incorporated community within one or more counties which became a town before noon, July 1, 1971, as provided by law or which has within defined boundaries a population of 1,000 or more and which has become a town as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-254
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.