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Virginia Statutes, Title 17.1

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Title 17.1, Title 17.1. Courts of Record

10 chapters · 309 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 17.1309 Ch 2, Chapter 2. Clerks, Clerks' Offices a…119 Ch 5, Chapter 5. Circuit Courts.33 Ch 1, Chapter 1. General Provisions.32 Ch 3, Chapter 3. Supreme Court.30 Ch 6, Chapter 6. Costs Generally.30 Ch 9, Chapter 9. Judicial Inquiry and Revi…20 Ch 4, Chapter 4. The Court of Appeals.19 Ch 7, Chapter 7. Judicial Policy-making Bo…12 Ch 8, Chapter 8. Virginia Criminal Sentenc…8 Ch 10, Chapter 10. Court Reporters.6

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Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-700 Composition of Council; committees
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The Judicial Council shall be established in the judiciary branch of state government and composed of 14 members consisting of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, one judge of the Court of Appeals, six circuit court judges, one general district court judge, one juvenile and d…
Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-701 Appointment and terms of members
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The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. The other members of the Council shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, to serve for four years, or at his pleasure. No member appoin…
Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-702 Meetings of Council and committees
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The Chief Justice, or, in case of his inability to do so, one of the other justices of the Supreme Court, shall summon the Council to meet at Richmond during the month of October in each year, and at such other times and places as the Chief Justice, or such other justice, may des…
Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-703 Presiding officer; study of procedure
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The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or the other justice summoning the Council, shall be its presiding officer. The Council shall, during each of its meetings, make a continuous study of the organization and the rules and methods of procedure and practice of the judicial syst…

Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-704 Expenses; Secretary and assistants; printing

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Each member of the Council shall serve without compensation, and each member of the Council and of its committees summoned and attending its meetings shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses in the performance of his duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-…

Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-705 Report and recommendations

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A report of the proceedings of the Council shall be made to the General Assembly and to the Supreme Court, with such recommendations as may be agreed upon. However, this authority to make recommendations shall in no event be construed to establish rules for the judicial system of…

Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-705.1 Civil immunity for investigation of commissioners of accounts, etc

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All members of the Standing Committee on Commissioners of Accounts of the Judicial Council of Virginia shall be immune from civil liability for, or resulting from, any act, decision, omission, communication, finding, opinion or conclusion done or made in connection with the inves…

Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-705.2 Days when circuit courts shall be open

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Subject to §§ 2.2-3300 and 17.1-207, the Judicial Council may determine when the circuit courts of the Commonwealth shall be open for business. Any closing of the circuit courts pursuant to this section shall have the same effect as provided in subsection B of § 1-210.

Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-706 Establishment and membership

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There is hereby established the Judicial Conference of Virginia, which shall have as its active members the Chief Justice and justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia, the chief judge and judges of the Court of Appeals, all other judges of the circuit courts of the Commonwealth …

Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-707 President; executive committee

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The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be the president of the Judicial Conference. The Conference shall be served by an executive committee composed of eight judges. The Chief Justice, or a justice of the Supreme Court designated by him, shall be chairman of the executive …

Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-708 Meetings

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The Conference shall meet at least once in each calendar year at the call of the president and at such other times as may be designated by him or by the executive committee for the purpose of discussing and considering means and methods of improving the administration of justice …

Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-709 Expenses of members

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The active members and honorary members shall receive their reasonable expenses while in attendance at the meetings of the Conference, and of the executive committee. 1950, p. 70, § 17-231; 1964, c. 9; 1998, c. 872.