Relier Pairs Virginia Judicial System 1Version en ligne Virginia Judicial System 1 par Michael Loret 1 justices 2 Virginia Constitution 3 misdemeanor 4 Circuit Courts 5 appeal 6 Supreme Court 7 decision 8 chief justice 9 District Courts 10 11 11 7 12 4 13 jury 14 felony 15 Court of Appeals 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 the presiding judge in a supreme court misbehavior; less serious than a felony 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 Number of levels of Virginia state courts. 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. 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 a judge or magistrate, in particular a judge of the Supreme Court of a country or state Number of judges on the Virginia Court of Appeals. application to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court. any of various offenses such as murder or burglary; commonly punished by imprisonment for more than a year The number of justices on the Virginia Supreme Court Establishes the structure of the Virginia judicial branch provides appellate review of final decisions of the circuit courts a formal judgment