Code of Virginia - Title 17.1 Courts Of Record - Chapter 1 General Provisions

  • 17.1-100 Judicial performance evaluation program
    The Supreme Court, by rule, shall establish and maintain a judicial performance evaluation program that will provide a self-improvement mechanism for judges and a source ...
  • 17.1-101 Time within which a judge may qualify; failure vacates office
    Any judge of this Commonwealth may qualify at any time after receiving his commission and before the expiration of thirty days after the commencement of ...
  • 17.1-102 Justices and judges not permitted to practice law or seek or hold elective or other offic...
    No justice or judge shall, during his continuance in office, engage in the practice of law within or without the Commonwealth, or seek or accept ...
  • 17.1-103 Residence requirements of judges
    Each judge of a circuit court shall, during his term of office, reside within the circuit to which he was appointed or elected and his ...
  • 17.1-104 In election by court, votes to be recorded
    In every appointment or election by a court to fill any office or post, the votes shall be made in writing and recorded in the ...
  • 17.1-105 Designation of judges to hold courts and assist other judges
    A. If a judge of any court of record is absent, sick or disabled or for any other reason unable to hold any regular or ...
  • 17.1-106 Temporary recall of retired judges
    A. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may call upon and authorize any justice or judge of a court of record who is retired ...
  • 17.1-107 Designation of judge to assist regular judge holding case under advisement for unreasonable length ...
    A. A judge of a circuit court in a civil case shall report, in writing, to the parties or their counsel on any cause held ...
  • 17.1-108 Description unavailable
    Reserved. ...
  • 17.1-109 Judges pro tempore
    Any cause pending in a circuit court, when the judge of the court is disqualified or unable for any reason to try the same, may ...
  • 17.1-110 Their appointment and powers
    When all the parties to any cause pending in a circuit court, or their attorneys of record, shall enter into a written stipulation appointing a ...
  • 17.1-111 Compensation
    Judges pro tempore shall serve without compensation from any public treasury, but it shall be lawful for the parties to agree upon and express in ...
  • 17.1-112 Sheriff to attend court as its officer
    Neither the Supreme Court nor the Court of Appeals shall be attended by any sheriff in the City of Richmond. In all other cases, the ...
  • 17.1-113 Places of holding courts; certain orders and decrees entered elsewhere
    Every circuit court for any county or city shall be held at the courthouse of such county or city, except when some other place is ...
  • 17.1-114 When and how changed
    Whenever in the opinion of a circuit court or the judge thereof, the courthouse or other place wherein it is required to hold its session ...
  • 17.1-115 How order or warrant making change posted
    A copy of every order of court of a judge issued under § 17.1-114 shall, if practicable, be posted by the clerk of the court ...
  • 17.1-116 Change of place or time for holding session of Supreme Court
    Whenever, by reason of the destruction, possession by a public enemy, or infection with contagious disease of any building in which the Supreme Court is ...
  • 17.1-117 Certain acts of courts held at improper places confirmed
    When any court has at any time prior to June 13, 1919, been held at a place not authorized by law, in consequence of the ...
  • 17.1-118 Display of flags in courtrooms
    There shall be displayed inside each courtroom of a court of record in the cities and counties of the Commonwealth the flag of the United ...
  • 17.1-119 Courts may adjourn for a period not exceeding thirty days
    Any court of record may at any term, whether regular or special, adjourn from time to time for a period not exceeding thirty days until ...
  • 17.1-120 Adjournment from day to day; effect of failure to sit on day to which adjourned
    After a court is opened it shall, during the term, adjourn from day to day, unless the court shall order otherwise, and if it fails ...
  • 17.1-121 Effect of change of time or place of court or failure to sit generally
    When the place for holding any court or the day for commencing any term is changed or when a court fails to sit on any ...
  • 17.1-122 Matters not determined to stand continued
    All causes on the docket of any court and all other matters ready for its decision which have not been determined before the end of ...
  • 17.1-123 How orders are recorded and signed
    A. All orders that make up each day's proceedings of every circuit court shall be recorded by the clerk in a book known as the ...
  • 17.1-124 Order books
    Except as otherwise provided herein, each circuit court clerk shall keep order books recording all proceedings, orders and judgments of the court in all matters, ...
  • 17.1-125 Trust fund order book
    There shall be kept in the office of the clerk of every circuit court an order book to be known as the trust fund order ...
  • 17.1-126 , 17.1-127
    Repealed by Acts 2001, c. 836, cl. 2. ...
  • 17.1-128 Recording evidence and incidents of trial in certain civil cases and cost thereof; cost of transcri...
    In all civil cases, the court or judge trying the case may by order entered of record provide for the recording verbatim of the evidence ...
  • 17.1-129 Filing date and time to be noted on papers
    Whenever a pleading in any civil action is filed in a circuit court, the clerk or his designee shall stamp or mark the date and ...
  • 17.1-130 Execution of judgments and decrees of courts no longer existing
    Every judgment, decree or order entered in a court which has ceased to exist shall be executed by the court in the custody of whose ...
  • 17.1-131 Jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus in matters pertaining to action of service district commiss...
    The circuit court of a county or city having original and general jurisdiction of civil actions in which county or city is situated the seat ...
  • 17.1-132 Courts Technology Fund.
    A. There is hereby established the Courts Technology Fund as a special nonreverting fund to be administered by the Supreme Court of Virginia. A portion ...

Last modified: April 2, 2009