Code of Virginia
Chapter 3 - Supreme Court
§ 17.1-306. What may be tried at special session; effect of decisions

At any such special session, the Supreme Court, by consent of the parties or their counsel, may hear and determine any cause then ready for a hearing, or, without such consent, upon twenty days' previous notice in writing, given by a party desiring a hearing to the adverse party, of his intention to insist on the same. The Court, at such special session, shall, after notice to the parties or their counsel from the clerk of the Court, hear any cause which, in its opinion, the public interest requires to be heard and determined. Any judgment, decree or order entered or made at such special session shall have the same effect and may be reviewed and reheard in like manner and subject to the same rules as a judgment, decree or order entered or made at a regular session.
Code 1919, § 5886, § 17-102; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 51; 1998, c. 872.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 17.1 - Courts of Record

Chapter 3 - Supreme Court

§ 17.1-300. Composition of Court; quorum; Chief Justice

§ 17.1-301. Presiding justice when Chief Justice absent

§ 17.1-302. Senior justice

§ 17.1-303. Election of successor justice before date of vacancy

§ 17.1-304. Terms and sessions, state of emergency

§ 17.1-305. Special sessions

§ 17.1-306. What may be tried at special session; effect of decisions

§ 17.1-307. Information and recommendations as to other courts

§ 17.1-308. Court may sit and render final judgment en banc or in divisions; when decision becomes judgment of Court; majority must concur in declaring law unconstitutional; rehearings

§ 17.1-309. Jurisdiction of writs of mandamus and prohibition

§ 17.1-310. Habeas corpus, appeals, writs of error and supersedeas

§ 17.1-311. Where prohibition and mandamus issued and tried

§ 17.1-312. Where criminal jurisdiction exercised

§ 17.1-313. Repealed

§ 17.1-314. Executive Secretary

§ 17.1-315. Duties of Executive Secretary

§ 17.1-316. Printing and binding reports of Supreme Court

§ 17.1-317. Printing and distribution of advance sheets of such reports

§ 17.1-318. Repealed

§ 17.1-319. Custody and distribution of reports of Supreme Court; Court of Appeals

§ 17.1-320. Furnishing reports to law libraries destroyed by fire

§ 17.1-321. Reporter of Court; his appointment and salary

§ 17.1-322. Duties

§ 17.1-323. Clerk to deliver opinions to Reporter

§ 17.1-324. Justices of Supreme Court

§ 17.1-325. Clerk and deputy clerks of Supreme Court

§ 17.1-326. Reporter of Supreme Court

§ 17.1-327. Payment for services of retired judges; members of the State Corporation Commission and Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission

§ 17.1-328. Fees charged and collected by Clerk of Supreme Court

§ 17.1-329. Disposition of fees of Clerk of Supreme Court

§ 17.1-330. Declaration of judicial emergency

§ 17.1-331. Notice