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provides appellate review of final decisions of the circuit courts
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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
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the 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
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the presiding judge in a supreme court.
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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
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misbehavior; less serious than a felony
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a judge or magistrate, in particular a judge of the Supreme Court of a country or state
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application to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court.
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any of various offenses such as murder or burglary; commonly punished by imprisonment for more than a year
