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Search Virginia general district, juvenile and domestic relations, and select circuit court cases in the Online Case Information System. Federal cases are in PACER.
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How Virginia courts fit together: the Supreme Court of Virginia, Court of Appeals, circuit courts and district courts, with Virginia Courts in Brief.
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List of every Virginia general district court, from Accomack to York County, each linked to its own court home page.
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Statewide search of general district court criminal and traffic cases, adult criminal cases in juvenile courts, and civil and criminal cases in select circuit courts.
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Supreme Court of Virginia, the state's court of last resort, at 100 North Ninth Street, Richmond. Clerk's office (804) 786-2251.
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List of every Virginia juvenile and domestic relations district court, each linked to its own court home page.
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Virginia magistrates issue arrest and search warrants, summonses and emergency protective orders and hold bail hearings; Magistrate Services contacts.
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Court of Appeals of Virginia, the intermediate appellate court since 1985, at 109 North Eighth Street, Richmond. Clerk's office (804) 786-5651.
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Circuit court clerk's office: hours, phone, fax, street and mailing address, and the judges who sit there.
Open official site Accomack Circuit CourtCourt records
Circuit court clerk's office: hours, phone, fax, street and mailing address, and the judges who sit there.
Open official site Albemarle Circuit CourtCourt records
City of Alexandria page for its Circuit Court, the trial court of general jurisdiction for civil and criminal cases, with the judges and the clerk's office.
Open official site Alexandria Circuit CourtCourt records
Circuit court clerk's office: hours, phone, fax, street and mailing address, and the judges who sit there.
Open official site Alleghany Circuit CourtCourt records
Circuit court clerk's office: hours, phone, fax, street and mailing address, and the judges who sit there.
Open official site Amelia Circuit CourtEverything else, organized
107 more Virginia sources not listed above.
Guide
Virginia divorces are circuit court suits under Va. Code 20-96, kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court. Va. Code 17.1-208(B) opens the clerk's records to inspection by any person and requires copies of nonconfidential case file records on request, and a divorce file is open on the same terms as any other circuit court record. There is no statewide financial affidavit; local circuit rules and discovery supply the disclosure, and the Child Support Guidelines Worksheet records each parent's gross income. The final decree, incorporated property settlement agreements, equitable distribution and support orders, qualified domestic relations orders and exhibits are public unless sealed by court order.
Circuit Court Case Information covers participating circuits online with case information; the clerk produces copies within 30 days of a complete request at 50 cents per page under 17.1-275(A)(8). The Virginia asset search page explains what the decree and agreement show.
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At a glance
The Online Case Information System searches criminal and traffic cases in the general district courts, adult criminal cases in juvenile and domestic relations courts, and civil and criminal cases in select circuit courts.
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State court records are usually free to view at the courthouse and often free online, with per-page fees for certified copies. PACER charges $0.10 per page (capped at $3.00 per document), waived under $30 per quarter.
No. A sealed case is hidden from the public docket index by court order. Its existence may still be confirmable by number, but documents are not accessible.
Civil cases involve disputes between parties (contracts, torts, family). Criminal cases are brought by the government. Both are indexed by the same court clerks but tracked in separate sub-dockets.
Not in one search. PACER covers all federal courts. Most states have a statewide judiciary portal that covers their state courts, but a few require per-county lookups. This page links to Virginia's official portal.
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