General District Courts

General District Courts There is a General District court in each city and county in Virginia. The General District court hears traffic violation cases, minor criminal cases known as misdemeanors, and civil cases such landlord and tenant disputes, contract disputes, and personal injury actions. The General District court does not conduct jury trials. All cases in this court are heard by a judge. jury trials are held only in circuit court, as provided by the Constitution of Virginia. The judge is sworn to enforce, without favor, the laws of the Commonwealth and community. By law, the court must apply rules of procedure and evidence to each case it hears. These procedures are applied uniformly, regardless of who is appearing before the court. If you are appearing in court, it is likely for one of the following reasons: You are a plaintiff because you filed a civil suit.

For many offenses, the penalty prescribed is a fine. All fines collected for violation of state law are paid into the state treasury and credited to the Literary Fund. Fines collected for ... committed the offense in order to justify certification of the charge to a grand jury in circuit court. The grand jury then determines whether there is ...

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