Virginia Code 16.1-69.7: District courts
On and after July 1, 1973, in every county and city there shall be one court which shall be called the “________________ (Name of County or City) General District Court” and one court which shall be called the “________________ (Name of County or City) Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court,” and for each such court there shall be one or more judges who shall be called the judge of such general district court or juvenile and domestic relations district court as appropriate. Unless the General Assembly specifically so provides to the contrary, however, no general district court shall be established in any city in which there is no municipal court with general civil or criminal jurisdiction in operation prior to July 1, 1973, and jurisdiction previously exercised in such city by a county court shall be vested in the general district court of such county.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 16.1-69.7
- City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
1972, c. 708; 1973, c. 546.