2025 SESSION
INTRODUCED
25101264D
HOUSE BILL NO. 2361
Offered January 8, 2025
Prefiled January 8, 2025
A BILL to amend and reenact 16.1-69.6:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the maximum number of judges in each judicial district.
PatronTorian
Committee Referral Pending
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That 16.1-69.6:1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
16.1-69.6:1. Number of judges.
For the several judicial districts there shall be full-time general district court judges and juvenile and domestic relations district court judges, the maximum number as hereinafter set forth, who shall during their service reside within their respective districts, except as provided in 16.1-69.16, and whose compensation and powers shall be the same as now and hereafter prescribed for general district court judges and juvenile and domestic relations district court judges.
The maximum number of judges of the districts shall be as follows:
General District Juvenile and Domestic
Court Judges Relations District Court Judges
First 4 4
Second 7 6
Two-A 2 1
Third 2 3
Fourth 6 5
Fifth 3 2
Sixth 5 3
Seventh 4 4
Eighth 3 3
Ninth 3 4
Tenth 3 3
Eleventh 3 3
Twelfth 5 6
Thirteenth 6 5
Fourteenth 5 5
Fifteenth 8 9
Sixteenth 4 6
Seventeenth 3 2
Eighteenth 2 2
Nineteenth 12 8
Twentieth 4 4
Twenty-first 2 2
Twenty-second 3 4
Twenty-third 4 5
Twenty-fourth 3 6
Twenty-fifth 4 5
Twenty-sixth 5 7
Twenty-seventh 5 5
Twenty-eighth 3 3
Twenty-ninth 2 3
Thirtieth 2 3
Thirty-first 5 6 6
General District
Juvenile and Domestic
Court Judges
Relations District Court Judges
First
4
4
Second
7
6
Two-A
2
1
Third
2
3
Fourth
6
5
Fifth
3
2
Sixth
5
3
Seventh
4
4
Eighth
3
3
Ninth
3
4
Tenth
3
3
Eleventh
3
3
Twelfth
5
6
Thirteenth
6
5
Fourteenth
5
5
Fifteenth
8
9
Sixteenth
4
6
Seventeenth
3
2
Eighteenth
2
2
Nineteenth
12
8
Twentieth
4
4
Twenty-first
2
2
Twenty-second
3
4
Twenty-third
4
5
Twenty-fourth
3
6
Twenty-fifth
4
5
Twenty-sixth
5
7
Twenty-seventh
5
5
Twenty-eighth
3
3
Twenty-ninth
2
3
Thirtieth
2
3
Thirty-first
5 6
6
The election or appointment of any district judge shall be subject to the provisions of 16.1-69.9:3.