Arlington County, Virginia (Judicial)

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Arlington County, Virginia

The people of Arlington County are served by a Circuit Court, a District Court and Magistrates.

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has jurisdiction in Arlington County. Appeals from the Eastern District of Virginia go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.


Circuit Court[edit]

Virginia 17th Judicial Circuit

  • Louise DiMatteo
  • Daniel S. Fiore, II
  • William T. Newman, Jr.[1][2]


District Court[edit]

Virginia 17th Judicial District

  • Thomas J. Kelley, Jr.
  • Daniel Lopez (Virginia)
  • R. Francis O'Brien[3]


Magistrate Court[edit]

Virginia Magisterial Region 5

  • Bruce Charles Adam (Chief magistrate)
  • Jason Matthew Brayton-Lewis
  • Paul Wilkes Koshetar
  • John David Kuntz
  • Shawn B. Lassiter
  • Mark Edward McNally
  • Benjamin Allen Plummer
  • Scott Lawrence Scher
  • George L. Yaksick Jr.[4]


See also[edit]

  • Virginia counties
  • Courts in Virginia

Footnotes[edit]

  1. Virginia's Judicial System, "All Circuit Courts (Directory)," accessed August 26, 2014
  2. Virginia Lawyers Weekly, "Arlington bar leaders opposed proposed loss of judges," July 14, 2011
  3. Virginia's Judicial System: Falls Church General and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Combined Courts
  4. Virginia Judicial System, "Map Showing Magisterial Districts in Region 5," accessed June 15, 2015

Virginia courts

Federal courts:

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Virginia, Western District of Virginia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Virginia, Western District of Virginia

State courts:

Virginia Supreme Court • Virginia Court of Appeals • Virginia Circuit Courts • Virginia District Courts • Virginia Magistrates

State resources:

Courts in Virginia • Virginia judicial elections • Judicial selection in Virginia


Categories: [Virginia counties (judicial)]


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