Establishment; Jurisdiction; Etc

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Establishment; Jurisdiction; Etc.” It is part of Chapter 5 “Circuit Courts”, which is part of Title 17.1 “Courts of Record”.

It’s comprised of the following 36 sections.

§ 17.1-500	Establishment of circuit courts
§ 17.1-501	Judges of circuit courts; selection, powers and duties of chief judges; exercise of appointive powers
§ 17.1-502	(Effective July 1, 2026) Administrator of circuit court system
§ 17.1-503	Rules of practice and procedure; rules not to preclude judges from hearing certain cases
§ 17.1-504	Reserved
§ 17.1-505	Circuit court of county to constitute circuit court of certain cities
§ 17.1-506	Judicial circuits
§ 17.1-507	Maximum number of judges; residence requirement; compensation; powers; etc
§ 17.1-508	Judges in new or changed circuits; ratifying, validating and confirming certain actions
§ 17.1-509	Vacancies in office of judge
§ 17.1-510	Election of judge of new circuit; how court held meanwhile
§ 17.1-511	Investigation and certification of necessity before vacancies filled
§ 17.1-512	Election of successor judge before date of vacancy
§ 17.1-513	Jurisdiction of circuit courts
§ 17.1-513.01	Jurisdiction of circuit courts with respect to charitable assets
§ 17.1-513.1	Appeals from administrative proceedings; abuse and neglect; record to be sealed
§ 17.1-513.2	Use of telephonic communication systems or electronic video and audio communication systems to conduct hearing
§ 17.1-514	When plaintiff entitled to less than $100; judgment for defendant
§ 17.1-515	Jurisdiction formerly in county courts
§ 17.1-515.1	Territorial jurisdiction of the Circuit Court for the City of Lynchburg
§ 17.1-515.2	Repealed
§ 17.1-515.3	Designation of courtrooms within twenty-first and twenty-third circuits for trial of certain cases
§ 17.1-515.4	Designation of certain courtrooms within sixteenth circuit for trial of certain cases
§ 17.1-515.5	Designation of certain courtrooms within twenty-fifth circuit for trial of certain cases
§ 17.1-515.6	Concurrent law-enforcement jurisdiction over Joint Judicial Center in Winchester
§ 17.1-515.7	Designation of certain courtrooms within twenty-fifth circuit for trial of certain cases
§ 17.1-516	Jurisdiction of courts over certain waters
§ 17.1-517	Number of terms; how fixed
§ 17.1-518	Special terms; when, how and by whom appointed
§ 17.1-519	Adjournment thereof to a future day
§ 17.1-520	What tried at a special term
§ 17.1-521	Who to hold special term; powers
§ 17.1-522	Adjournment of special term
§ 17.1-523	Salaries of judges of circuit courts
§ 17.1-524	Repealed
§ 17.1-525	Certain information to be made available to certain defendants found not guilty