Relier Pairs Virginia Judicial SystemVersion en ligne Virginia Judicial System par Michael Loret 1 chief justice 2 VA Circuit Courts 3 verdict 4 VA General District Courts 5 arraignment 6 justices 7 bail 8 appeal 9 VA Supreme Court 10 jury 11 subpoena 12 VA Court of Appeals 13 felony 14 constitutionality 15 warrant 16 misdemeanor 17 magistrate the presiding judge in a supreme court 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 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 any of various offenses such as murder or burglary; commonly punished by imprisonment for more than a year the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money a formal judgment a civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones misbehavior; less serious than a felony 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 application to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court. the action of calling or bringing (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge a judge or magistrate, in particular a judge of the Supreme Court of a country or state provides appellate review of final decisions of the circuit courts a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice a legal order requiring a person to attend a court proceeding the quality of being in accordance with a political constitution 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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