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Virginia Code Title 16.1. Courts Not of Record § 16.1-69.6:1. Number of judges

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

For the several judicial districts there shall be full-time general district court judges and juvenile and domestic relations district court judges, the maximum number as hereinafter set forth, who shall during their service reside within their respective districts, except as provided in § 16.1-69.16, and whose compensation and powers shall be the same as now and hereafter prescribed for general district court judges and juvenile and domestic relations district court judges.

The maximum number of judges of the districts shall be as follows:

General District
Court Judges

Juvenile and Domestic
Relations District Court Judges

First

4

4

Second

7

6

Two-A

2

1

Third

2

3

Fourth

6

5

Fifth

3

2

Sixth

5

3

Seventh

4

4

Eighth

3

3

Ninth

3

4

Tenth

3

3

Eleventh

3

3

Twelfth

5

6

Thirteenth

6

5

Fourteenth

5

5

Fifteenth

8

9

Sixteenth

4

6

Seventeenth

3

2

Eighteenth

2

2

Nineteenth

12

8

Twentieth

4

4

Twenty-first

2

2

Twenty-second

3

4

Twenty-third

4

5

Twenty-fourth

3

6

Twenty-fifth

4

5

Twenty-sixth

5

7

Twenty-seventh

5

5

Twenty-eighth

3

3

Twenty-ninth

2

3

Thirtieth

2

3

Thirty-first

5

6

The election or appointment of any district judge shall be subject to the provisions of § 16.1-69.9:3.

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