Court of Appeals
7
felony
misdemeanor
chief justice
District Courts
decision
4
appeal
Virginia Constitution
jury
justices
Supreme Court
11
Circuit Courts
a formal judgment
a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court
The number of justices on the Virginia Supreme Court
Number of judges on the Virginia Court of Appeals.
a judge or magistrate, in particular a judge of the Supreme Court of a country or state
the highest court in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It primarily hears direct appeals in civil cases from circuit courts, as well as the criminal law, family law and administrative law cases that are initially appealed to the Court of Appeals of Virginia.
Number of levels of Virginia state courts.
provides appellate review of final decisions of the circuit courts
the lowest level of the Virginia court system, and is the court that most Virginians have contact with. The jurisdiction of the GDC is generally limited to traffic cases and other misdemeanors Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts
misbehavior; less serious than a felony
application to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court.
the presiding judge in a supreme court
he state trial courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Circuit Courts have jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases. In criminal matters, the Circuit Courts are the trial courts for all felony charges and for misdemeanors originally charged there. The Circuit Courts also have appellate jurisdiction for any case from the Virginia General District Courts
any of various offenses such as murder or burglary; commonly punished by imprisonment for more than a year
Establishes the structure of the Virginia judicial branch
