Acknowledgement For Project In Fairfax
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The courts are organized into 31 judicial circuits and 32 similar judicial districts.
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.
The Fairfax Circuit Court serves the residents of Fairfax County and Fairfax City. The Fairfax Circuit Court (19th Judicial Circuit) is the trial court of general jurisdiction and is the largest trial court in Virginia, composed of fifteen full-time trial judges.
Any case may be appealed to the circuit court once the district court has finalized a decision (some issues can be appealed before a final decision by making an “interlocutory appeal”). Appeals to circuit courts are first heard by a panel, consisting of three circuit court judges.
The Virginia 19th Judicial Circuit is a circuit court in Virginia. It is home to the Fairfax Circuit Court, which serves Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax.
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