Districts; District Courts And Judges
This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Districts; District Courts And Judges.” It is part of Title 16.1, titled “Courts Not Of Record.” It is part of Chapter 4.1, titled “District Courts.” It’s comprised of the following 34 sections.
- § 16.1-69.10
- Number of judges
- § 16.1-69.11
- Chief judges; judges; substitute judges
- § 16.1-69.11:1
- Acting chief judge
- § 16.1-69.12
- Limitations on practice of law by judges
- § 16.1-69.13
- Compensation and benefits [Not set out.]
- § 16.1-69.14
- Number of substitute judges
- § 16.1-69.15
- Qualifications of judges
- § 16.1-69.16
- Residence requirements
- § 16.1-69.17
- Oath of office of judges, clerks and others
- § 16.1-69.17:1
- Time within which a judge may qualify; failure to do so vacates office
- § 16.1-69.18
- Bonds of judges, clerks, and others handling funds
- § 16.1-69.19
- Incompatible offices
- § 16.1-69.20
- Repealed
- § 16.1-69.21
- When substitute to serve; his powers and duties
- § 16.1-69.22
- Removal of judges and substitute judges
- § 16.1-69.22:1
- Temporary recall of retired district court judges
- § 16.1-69.23
- In what cases judge disqualified
- § 16.1-69.24
- Contempt of court
- § 16.1-69.25
- Judge may issue warrants, summons, and subpoenas
- § 16.1-69.25:1
- Judge shall order bill of particulars; time for motion
- § 16.1-69.26
- Judges as conservators of the peace
- § 16.1-69.27
- Additional powers of judges
- § 16.1-69.28
- Commitment of insane, etc., persons
- § 16.1-69.29
- Jurisdiction over certain waters
- § 16.1-69.6
- Establishment of districts
- § 16.1-69.6:1
- (Effective until July 1, 2018) Number of judges
- § 16.1-69.6:1
- (Effective July 1, 2018) Number of judges
- § 16.1-69.7:1
- Establishment of certain district courts [Not set out.]
- § 16.1-69.8
- Existing courts continued and redesignated; exception
- § 16.1-69.9
- Judges in office continued; terms of judges; how elected or appointed
- § 16.1-69.9:1
- Appointment, terms, etc., of substitute judges
- § 16.1-69.9:2
- Vacancies in office of judges; terms of successor judges; appointment while General Assembly not in session
- § 16.1-69.9:3
- Investigation and certification of necessity before vacancies filled
- § 16.1-69.9:4
- Same; election of successor judges