Relacionar Columnas Virginia Judicial System 1Versión en línea Virginia Judicial System 1 por Michael Loret 1 11 2 Circuit Courts 3 Court of Appeals 4 7 5 felony 6 justices 7 4 8 Virginia Constitution 9 Supreme Court 10 chief justice 11 appeal 12 jury 13 decision 14 misdemeanor 15 District Courts the presiding judge in a supreme court the highest court in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It primarily hears direct appeals in civil cases from circuit courts, as well as the criminal law, family law and administrative law cases that are initially appealed to the Court of Appeals of Virginia. any of various offenses such as murder or burglary; commonly punished by imprisonment for more than a year the lowest level of the Virginia court system, and is the court that most Virginians have contact with. The jurisdiction of the GDC is generally limited to traffic cases and other misdemeanors Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts a judge or magistrate, in particular a judge of the Supreme Court of a country or state provides appellate review of final decisions of the circuit courts a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court Establishes the structure of the Virginia judicial branch Number of judges on the Virginia Court of Appeals. misbehavior; less serious than a felony application to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court. Number of levels of Virginia state courts. The number of justices on the Virginia Supreme Court a formal judgment he state trial courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Circuit Courts have jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases. In criminal matters, the Circuit Courts are the trial courts for all felony charges and for misdemeanors originally charged there. The Circuit Courts also have appellate jurisdiction for any case from the Virginia General District Courts