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Virginia State courts Federal courts Elections and Selection Judgepedia Community Ballotpedia Judgepedia presents the Commonwealth of Virginia Welcome to Virginia on Judgepedia! Help yourself to great information on one of our many convenient tabs. The structure of the Virginia judicial system is laid out in Article VI of the Constitution. The state court system is made up of the Virginia Supreme Court, the Virginia Court of Appeals, the Virginia Circuit Courts and the Virginia District Courts. The federal court system is made up of the Eastern District of Virginia, the Western District of Virginia, the Eastern District of Virginia Bankruptcy Court and the Western District of Virginia Bankruptcy Court. Appeals go to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. ?           Please visit our pages for great updates! Please click your county for information on your local courts. Supreme Courts in Virginia Supreme Court of Virginia Appellate Virginia Court of Appeals Trial Virginia Circuit Courts Virginia District Courts Virginia Magistrates State court projects involving Virginia Virginia Constitution Virginia Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission Judicial interest organizations Virginia counties There are 95 counties and 39 independent cities, which are considered to be county equivalents, in Virginia.     To see a list of counties in Virginia, please see - Virginia counties Jurisdiction of the United States District Courts of Virginia Appellate Courts Supreme Court of the United States United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit District Courts United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia Bankruptcy Courts United States bankruptcy court, Eastern District of Virginia United States bankruptcy court, Western District of Virginia Federal court projects involving Virginia Judgepedia:WikiProject Bankruptcy Courts Federal Court Vacancy Warning System Judicious education, Virginia law schools Judgepedia:WikiProject Judicial Interest Organizations Other Projects There are lots of projects you can contribute to on Judgepedia.     For more projects, please visit The WikiProject Directory Elections Judges in Virginia are elected by the members of the state General Assembly. Virginia is one of only two states (the other being South Carolina) that use this legislative election method. Vacancies that occur when the legislature is not in session are filled by gubernatorial appointment, though appointees must face election when the legislature reconvenes. Virginia does not hold any popular elections for judges. Selection Judicial selection in Virginia Virginia Supreme Court Virginia Court of Appeals Virginia Circuit Courts Virginia District Courts Method Legislative elections Term - 12 years Method Legislative elections Term - 8 years Method Legislative elections Term - 8 years Method Legislative elections Term - 6 years Learn more about the Judgepedia Community and how to get started! The Judgepedia community is the backbone of our encyclopedia. Our community is made up of readers, editors and staff members across the county. You can contribute to Judgepedia in a number of ways: you can register with Judgepedia and make edits you can email our Editor at editor@judgepedia.org to alert us to errors, share news or ask questions you can email a photo of a judge or courthouse to our Image Coordinator at submitphoto@judgepedia.org if you are a judge or judicial candidate, you can submit your bio to Judgepedia you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter you can donate to the Lucy Burns Institute Editing Judgepedia You can join the 2,038 users on Judgepedia! Becoming an editor on Judgepedia is easy. Visit registering with Judgepedia or send an email to newuser@judgepedia.org. If you are new to wikis, visit our index of help pages to access Judgepedia's help pages. Judgepedia staff In addition to our volunteer editors, Judgepedia has a group of paid staff members. You can learn about our staff members by looking through their bio pages. All links below will redirect you to our sister site, Ballotpedia, an online encyclopedia focusing on United States' officials, candidates and ballot measures at all levels of government. ? Virginia State executives Governor Attorney General Secretary of State Treasurer Auditor Superintendent of Education Commissioner of Insurance Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner of Labor President of Public Service Commission State legislature State Legislature House of Representatives Senate Chief Examiner Voting and elections Congress State executive officials State legislature State ballot measures Local ballot measures Redistricting in Virginia School district bond issues Vote fraud Laws and history Laws governing ballot measures in Virginia Laws governing recall Laws governing local measures Campaign finance requirements

Virginia Old Dominion State Motto:   Thus Always to Tyrants Population:   8 million Area of state:   42,774 sq. mi. Admitted to U.S.:   1788 Contribute to Judgepedia Join In: Learn about Judgepedia Join the community Edit Judgepedia Articles You Can Improve: Jonathan M. Apgar James H. Chamblin Thomas D. Horne Reporting Errors: Email the editor Add an error tag See projects in progress