Part 4: The Wheels of Justice: Our Regional Circuit Courts

Authors

Regional Studies Institute, Old Dominion University

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2005

Publication Title

The State of the Region: Hampton Roads 2005

Pages

52-65

Abstract

We trace what happens to parties that enter our Circuit Court system as a plaintiff or defendant. In 2003, the nine Circuits that are wholly or partially located within Hampton Roads dealt with 81,008 cases (35 percent civil and 65 percent criminal). Large proportions of these cases are dismissed or settled before they come to trial and very few cases are heard by a jury. We examine a variety of efficiency measures relating to the region’s Circuit Courts and conclude they are operating rather well.

Comments

Full document of The State of the Region: Hampton Roads 2005 available at:

https://doi.org/10.25776/frtn-7384

Repository Citation

Regional Studies Institute, Old Dominion University, "Part 4: The Wheels of Justice: Our Regional Circuit Courts" (2005). State of the Region Reports: Hampton Roads. 117.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/sor_reports/117