79557616.1-127Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Courts Not Of RecordJurisdiction And Procedure In Criminal MattersJurisdiction In Criminal MattersCourts may conduct preliminary examinations1956, c. 555; 1960, c. 362. . . . Raymond Bradley Nottingham, Jr. v. Robert F. Zahradnick, . . . 77-1095573 F.2d 1931978-04-03https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/354234/raymond-bradley-nottingham-jr-v-robert-f-zahradnick-superintendent-of/ . . . charged with a felony against a child. Section 16.1-127 grants to all courts not of record with . . . Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit . . . Walter Lamar Goolsby v. Terrell Don Hutto, Director of . . . 81-6950691 F.2d 1991982-10-22https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/409664/walter-lamar-goolsby-v-terrell-don-hutto-director-of-virginia-department/Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitCom. v. Jackson070524661 S.E.2d 8102008-06-06https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1058494/com-v-jackson/ . . . cause in Code § 37.2-906 than, for example, Code § 16.1-127 or Code § 19.2-218. See Barr v. Town . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Wright v. Com.2986064667 S.E.2d 7872008-10-28https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1062640/wright-v-com/ . . . properly before that court when it did so. See Code § 16.1-127 (district courts have jurisdiction . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/16.1-127/19.2-71Who may issue process of arrest/19.2-71//16.1-127/16.1/7/1/16.1-127In addition to the power and authority conferred by this chapter on courts not of record having criminal jurisdiction, each such court shall have power to conduct preliminary examinations of persons charged with crime within its jurisdiction in the manner prescribed in Chapter 7 (§ 19.2-71 et seq.) of Title 19.2.section1