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§ 17.1-500. Establishment of circuit courts - For the City of Williamsburg and James City County, and...
§ 17.1-501. Judges of circuit courts; selection, powers and duties of chief judges; exercise of appointive powers - A. There shall be as many judges of the circuit...
§ 17.1-502. (For contingent expiration date see cc. 524 and 542) Administrator of circuit court system - A. The Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court shall be...
§ 17.1-502. (For contingent effective date see cc. 524 and 542) Administrator of circuit court system - A. The Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court shall be...
§ 17.1-503. Rules of practice and procedure; rules not to preclude judges from hearing certain cases - A. The Supreme Court may formulate rules of practice and...
§ 17.1-504. Reserved - Reserved.
§ 17.1-505. Circuit court of county to constitute circuit court of certain cities - The circuit court of any county, within which is situated...
§ 17.1-506. Judicial circuits - 1. The City of Chesapeake shall constitute the first circuit....
§ 17.1-507. Maximum number of judges; residence requirement; compensation; powers; etc. - A. For the several judicial circuits there shall be judges,...
§ 17.1-508. Judges in new or changed circuits; ratifying, validating and confirming certain actions - In any case heretofore or hereafter arising in which a...
§ 17.1-509. Vacancies in office of judge - Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of judge, a...
§ 17.1-510. Election of judge of new circuit; how court held meanwhile - If a new or additional circuit is created, a judge...
§ 17.1-511. Investigation and certification of necessity before vacancies filled - When a vacancy occurs in the office of judge of...
§ 17.1-512. Election of successor judge before date of vacancy - Whenever a vacancy occurs or exists in the office of...
§ 17.1-513. Jurisdiction of circuit courts - The circuit courts shall have jurisdiction of proceedings by quo...
§ 17.1-513.01. Jurisdiction of circuit courts with respect to charitable assets - A. The circuit courts shall have the same subject matter...
§ 17.1-513.1. Appeals from administrative proceedings; abuse and neglect; record to be sealed - In cases appealed to the circuit court involving child abuse...
§ 17.1-513.2. Use of telephonic communication systems or electronic video and audio communication systems to conduct hearing - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any civil proceeding...
§ 17.1-514. When plaintiff entitled to less than $100; judgment for defendant - In any personal action in a circuit court, wherein it...
§ 17.1-515. Jurisdiction formerly in county courts - The jurisdiction and powers which were vested in the county...
§ 17.1-515.1. Territorial jurisdiction of the Circuit Court for the City of Lynchburg - The territorial jurisdiction of the Circuit Court for the City...
§ 17.1-515.2. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2018, c. 164, cl. 2.
§ 17.1-515.3. Designation of courtrooms within twenty-first and twenty-third circuits for trial of certain cases - The chief judge of the twenty-first and the twenty-third judicial...
§ 17.1-515.4. Designation of certain courtrooms within sixteenth circuit for trial of certain cases - When it appears to one or more of the judges...
§ 17.1-515.5. Designation of certain courtrooms within twenty-fifth circuit for trial of certain cases - When it appears to one or more of the judges...
§ 17.1-515.6. Concurrent law-enforcement jurisdiction over Joint Judicial Center in Winchester - The Frederick County Sheriff's Department shall have, concurrently with the...
§ 17.1-516. Jurisdiction of courts over certain waters - Where any river, watercourse, or bay lies between any counties...
§ 17.1-517. Number of terms; how fixed - The chief judge of each circuit shall fix the terms...
§ 17.1-518. Special terms; when, how and by whom appointed - If any term of a circuit court is to end,...
§ 17.1-519. Adjournment thereof to a future day - Whenever any judge of a circuit court has appointed a...
§ 17.1-520. What tried at a special term - At any such special term: 1. Any civil case may...
§ 17.1-521. Who to hold special term; powers - Every such special term may be held by the judge...
§ 17.1-522. Adjournment of special term - A special term may be adjourned from time to time...
§ 17.1-523. Salaries of judges of circuit courts - The judges of the circuit courts shall each receive such...
§ 17.1-524. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2009, c. 592.