Chris Falcon, clerk of the Fairfax County Circuit Court, is transforming how residents access court services through technology and community outreach.
The circuit court has the authority to hear serious criminal cases called felonies. The circuit court also handles family matters, including divorce. In addition, the circuit court hears cases appealed from the general district court and from the juvenile and domestic relations district court.
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.
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Virginia's unified district court system consists of the general district and the juvenile and domestic relations district courts. Within the 32 districts of the state, there are general district courts and juvenile and domestic relations district courts in every city and county.
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State judicial systems have created small claims courts, which allow consumers to bring claims with relatively low damages amounts against businesses, landlords, and others in a less formal setting.
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