Courthouse News asks the Fourth Circuit for en banc review of a Virginia policy that allows lawyers and officials to see ...

Civil lawsuit filings in Virginia's General District Courts increased more than 6% in 2024. The biggest increase? Warrants in debt ...

These reforms include: expanding the public defender system to cover all cities and counties in Virginia and increasing funding for court-appointed counsel; fully funding prosecutors’ offices ...

House Bill 1865, otherwise known as the “Virginia Access to Justice Act ... with that total varying based on the charge and/or court system the court-appointed lawyer is working with.

Instead, the 31-page order from Judge John Gibney of the U.S. District Court in Richmond ... advocates have been saying for years. The court order directs Virginia to increase the number of ...