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Virginia Court Decisions

Supreme Court (Va.) Court of Appeals (Va. Ct. App.) U.S. District Court—Eastern District (E.D. Va.) * U.S. District Court—Western District (W.D. Va.) * ————— * No official source — Browse for information.

Appellate cases can be retrieved by citation (e.g., “251 Va. 37” or “21 Va. App. 503” or “465 S.E.2d 156”) from a LEXIS database (free searching goes back five years only). There is also a text-search function. (Registration is required but is free.)

Additional Resources
¶  Opinions: Supreme Court • Court of Appeals ... [Lawyers Weekly]

Virginia Constitution and Legislation

1. Constitution (Va. Const.)
   Bills
   2010 Bills 2009 Bills 2008 Bills 2007 Bills 2006 Bills 2005 Bills 2004 Bills 2003 Bills 2002 Bills 2001 Bills 2000 Bills 1999 Bills 1998 Bills 1997 Bills 1996 Bills 1995 Bills 1994 Bills
   See also the Virginia General Assembly web site.
   Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Acts)
   2010 Acts 2009 Acts 2008 Acts 2007 Acts 2006 Acts 2005 Acts 2004 Acts 2003 Acts 2002 Acts 2001 Acts 2000 Acts 1999 Acts 1998 Acts 1997 Acts 1996 Acts 1995 Acts 1994 Acts
   These are session laws, called “chaptered bills” in Virginia, and they are available also in PDF files.
   Code of Virginia (Va. Code)

Virginia Rules of Procedure and Practice

Court Rules ♦ Rules of Procedure
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Rules—Eastern District (E.D. Va. Bankr. R.)     —Western District (W.D. Va. Bankr. R.)
Rules for Virginia state courts are not available on the internet.

Virginia Administrative Law Sources

1. Regulations
   Virginia Administrative Code (Va. Admin. Code)
   1. Virginia Register of Regulations (Va. Regs. Reg.)

2. Opinions ♦ Decisions ♦ Orders ♦ Rulings
   Attorney General Opinions (Ops. Va. Att'y Gen.)

Virginia Local Law Sources

Charters
Note that a charter could be included in a collection of ordinances (see below) instead of being separately accessible.
County Ordinances
Accomack County <4> Albemarle County <1> Amherst County <4> Bedford County <4> Bland County <4> Brunswick County <4> Caroline County <3> Chesterfield County <4> Cumberland County <4> Dinwiddie County <4> Fairfax County <4> Fauquier County <4> Floyd County <4> Franklin County <4> Frederick County <3> Gloucester County <4> Goochland County <4> Greene County <4> Greensville County <4> Halifax County <4> Hanover County <4> Henrico County <4> Henry County <4> Isle of Wight County <4> King and Queen County <4> King George County <4> King William County <4> Lancaster County <4> Louisa County <4> Mathews County <3> Montgomery County <4> Nelson County <4> New Kent County <4> Northampton County <2> Northumberland County <3> Orange County <4> Page County <3> Powhatan County <4> Prince George County <4> Prince William County <4> Rappahannock County <3> Roanoke County <4> Rockingham County <4> Southampton County <4> Spotsylvania County <4> Stafford County <4> Warren County <3> Washington County <4> Westmoreland County <4> Wise County <4>     
Click on the button keyed to the name of the county. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.
Municipal Ordinances
Abingdon <4> Alexandria <4> Altavista <4> Appomattox <3> Ashland <2> Berryville <4> Blacksburg <4> Blackstone <4> Bristol <4> Brookneal <2> Cape Charles <4> Charlottesville <4> Chesapeake <4> Colonial Beach <4> Colonial Heights <3> Culpeper <4> Damascus <4> Danville <4> Dumfries <4> Emporia <4> Fairfax <4> Falls Church <4> Farmville <4> Franklin <4> Fredericksburg <4> Galax <3> Glade Spring <4> Hampton <4> Harrisonburg <4> Haymarket <4> Herndon <4> Hillsville <3> Hopewell <4> Lawrenceville <4> Leesburg <4> Lexington <3> Louisa <3> Luray <4> Lynchburg <1> Manassas <4> Manassas Park <4> Mount Jackson <4> New Market <4> Newport News <4> Norfolk <4> Norfolk School Board <4> Norton <4> Pennington Gap <3> Petersburg <4> Poquoson <4> Portsmouth <4> Pulaski <4> Purcellville <4> Radford <4> Richmond <1> Roanoke <4> Rocky Mount <4> Salem <4> South Boston <4> Staunton <5> Suffolk <4> Tappahannock <4> Vinton <4> Virginia Beach <4> Warrenton <4> Waynesboro <4> West Point <4> Williamsburg <4> Winchester <4> Windsor <3> Wytheville <4>      
Click on the button keyed to the name of the municipality. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.

Virginia Law-Related Periodicals

1. Army Lawyer, The ... [Army Judge Advocate General Sch. / Library of Congress]
2. Developments in Mental Health Law (Devs. Mental Health L.) ... [Univ. of Va.]
3. Environmental Law News (Envtl. L. News) ... [Virginia State Bar, Environmental Law Section / Washington & Lee Univ. Sch. of Law]
4. George Mason Law Review (Geo. Mason L. Rev.)
5. Journal of Global Law and Business (J. Global L. & Bus.) ... [T.C. Williams Sch. of Law / Univ. of Richmond]
6. Journal of Online Law (J. Online L.) ... [Marshall-Wythe Sch. of Law / Coll. of Wm. & Mary]
7. Military Law Review (Mil. L. Rev.) ... [Army Judge Advocate General Sch. / Library of Congress]
8. Regent University Law Review (Regent U. L. Rev.)
9. Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest (Rich. J.L. & Pub. Interest) ... [T.C. Williams Sch. of Law / Univ. of Richmond]
10. Richmond Journal of Law and Technology (Rich. J.L. & Tech.) ... [T.C. Williams Sch. of Law / Univ. of Richmond]
11. Virginia Journal of Law and Technology (Va. J. L. & Tech.)
12. Virginia Law Review (Va. L. Rev.)

Other Virginia Commentary

1. Appellate Advocacy in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of Virginia (1998) ... [Virginia State Bar] — This handbook, in a PDF file, “is designed to assist members of the bar in preparing themselves for argument in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of Virginia. It contains suggestions and information which may promote efficiency and improve appellate advocacy in these courts.”

2. Guardianship and Conservatorship Proceedings Regarding Incapacitated Adults (n.d.) ... [Virginia State Bar] — This publication addresses frequently asked questions relating to the guardianship/conservatorship appointment process and is intended “to educate petitioners, guardians ad litem, attorneys, evaluators, guardians, and conservators.”

3. Guide to Doing Business in Virginia. McGuireWoods LLP. ... [Lex Mundi]

Virginia Law-Related Topical Web Sites

Virginia Court Information

Web Sites
Virginia Judicial System Supreme Court Court of Appeals ————— Albemarle County Courts Chesapeake Courts — Chesapeake Circuit Court Clerk Chesterfield County Circuit Court Clerk Fairfax County Circuit Court Fauquier County Circuit Court Clerk King and Queen County Circuit Court Norfolk Courts Portsmouth Courts Radford Courts Suffolk Courts Virginia Beach Courts [1] Virginia Beach Courts [2] ————— Fairfax County General District Court Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court ————— U.S. District Court—Eastern District     —Western District U.S. Bankruptcy Court—Eastern District     —Western District
Addresses ♦ Names ♦ Numbers
See also court web sites, above.
Supreme Court Court of Appeals Circuit Courts District Courts [Virginia]

Virginia Forms

1. Court Forms
   1. Virginia Courts
   2. U.S Courts
      Bankruptcy Court—Eastern District Forms

2. State Agency Forms
   Corporation Commission
   Financial Institutions Forms ————— Securities & Retail Franchising Forms      — Broker-Dealer/Investment Advisor Forms      — Franchising Forms      — Securities Registration Forms      — Trademark Registration Forms  
   1. Taxation Department
      Tax Forms

3. Business Entity Forms ...[Paracorp, Inc. (Cal.)] — Convenient interface to view and print in-blank official state forms (in PDF files) for filing by business entities. A JavaScript-enabled browser is required.

Other Virginia Resources

Government-Related Web Sites
General Assembly Judicial Branch ————— Attorney General ————— Secretary of the Commonwealth Taxation Department
See also the Piper Resources list of sites.
Additional Resources
¶  Vital Records — Contact Information ... [Elizabeth Orsay (Ind.)]
¶  Workers' Compensation — Agency Contact and Staff Contact Information ... [Robert W. McDowell / North Carolina Industrial Commission]
Bar Associations ♦ Law-Related Organizations
Virginia Bar Association Virginia State Bar ————— Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys Virginia Trial Lawyers Association ————— Fairfax Bar Association Northern Virginia Bankruptcy Bar Association Richmond, Bar Association of the City of Tidewater Bankruptcy Bar Association
See the National Federation of Paralegal Associations for links to websites of member organizations.
Law Schools ♦ Admission to Practice ♦ Continuing Legal Education
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Virginia Continuing Legal Education ————— Board of Bar Examiners ————— Appalachian School of Law Army Judge Advocate General School George Mason University School of Law Liberty University School of Law Marshall-Wythe School of Law (College of William and Mary) Regent University School of Law T.C. Williams School of Law (University of Richmond) University of Virginia School of Law Washington and Lee University School of Law

Legal Research and Assistance

Law Libraries
See also a directory of Virginia city and county public law libraries.
Virginia State Law Library ————— Essex County Fairfax County Prince William County Roanoke County ————— Alexandria Lynchburg Newport News Norfolk Roanoke Suffolk Virginia Beach: Wahab Public Law Library Appalachian School of Law College of William & Mary Army Judge Advocate General School Liberty University: Ehrhorn Law Library Regent University University of Richmond: William Taylor Muse Law Library University of Virginia Washington and Lee University
See also links to web sites of public law libraries and catalogs of academic law libraries, maintained by the library at Washburn University School of Law; and the LibrarySites.Info database of library web sites (“Libcat”).
Virginia State Bar
Senior Citizens' Handbook
So You're 18 • Ahora que usted cumplió los 18 años
How to File a Misconduct Inquiry About a Lawyer
Public Information Pamphlets
Selecting and Working With a Lawyer How Do Lawyers Charge? Fee Dispute Resolution Program Clients' Protection Fund ————— Marriage in Virginia Divorce in Virginia Children and Divorce Spare the Child Minors, Alcohol and Virginia Law ————— Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act Health Care Decision Making: What You Need to Know Wills in Virginia ————— Protecting Your Intellectual Property: Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights The Bankruptcy Process
1. Bankruptcy Law and Procedures for Virginia Residents ... [Calicchia & Kinast LLP (Ohio)] — This web site, presented by a Cleveland bankruptcy law firm, covers basic information about the bankruptcy process, describes debt consolidation and credit counseling as alternatives to bankruptcy, lists the property that an individual is allowed to keep (with citations to governing provisions of Virginia law), and gives information about the bankruptcy courts and how to contact bankruptcy attorneys in Virginia.

2. Low-Cost Legal Aid ... See also the web site for LawHelp.org and the web site for SelfHelpSupport.org.
   1. Virginia Legal Help for the Poor ... [Am. Bar Ass'n] — Contact information for statewide and local legal-aid programs, from the ABA's Directory of Pro Bono Programs. The ABA also provides a page of links to pro bono programs' web sites.
   2. WomensLaw.org — Sources of Legal Help ... [WomensLaw.org (N.Y.)] — Sources of legal help (not limited to legal help for women) include statewide domestic-violence resources, local domestic-violence resources listed by city or town, free or low-cost legal services, and lawyer referral services.
   Additional Resources
   ¶  Arlington County Bar Association — Lawyer Referral Service