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1		-	CHAPTER 575
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	5	+	VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
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3	7		An Act 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.
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5	9		[H 2729]
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7		-	Approved ~~March 24, 2025~~
	11	+	Approved
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9	13		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
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11	15		1. That 16.1-69.6:1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
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13	17		16.1-69.6:1. Number of judges.
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15	19		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.
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17	21		The maximum number of judges of the districts shall be as follows:
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21	25		General District Juvenile and Domestic
22	26		Court Judges Relations District Court Judges
23	27		First 4 4
24	28		Second 7 6 7
25	29		Two-A 2 1
26	30		Third 2 3
27	31		Fourth 6 5
28	32		Fifth 3 2
29	33		Sixth 5 3
30	34		Seventh 4 4
31	35		Eighth 3 3
32	36		Ninth 3 4 4
33	37		Tenth 3 3
34	38		Eleventh 3 3
35	39		Twelfth 5 6
36	40		Thirteenth 6 5
37	41		Fourteenth 5 5
38	42		Fifteenth 8 9
39	43		Sixteenth 4 6
40	44		Seventeenth 3 2
41	45		Eighteenth 2 2
42	46		Nineteenth 12 8
43	47		Twentieth 4 4
44	48		Twenty-first 2 2
45	49		Twenty-second 3 4
46	50		Twenty-third 4 5
47	51		Twenty-fourth 3 6
48	52		Twenty-fifth 4 5
49	53		Twenty-sixth 5 7
50	54		Twenty-seventh 5 5
51	55		Twenty-eighth 3 3
52	56		Twenty-ninth 2 3
53	57		Thirtieth 2 3
54	58		Thirty-first 5 6 6
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57	61
58	62		General District
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60	64		Juvenile and Domestic
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62	66
63	67
64	68		Court Judges
65	69
66	70		Relations District Court Judges
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68	72		First
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70	74		4
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72	76		4
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74	78		Second
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76	80		7
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78	82		6 7
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80	84		Two-A
81	85
82	86		2
83	87
84	88		1
85	89
86	90		Third
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88	92		2
89	93
90	94		3
91	95
92	96		Fourth
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94	98		6
95	99
96	100		5
97	101
98	102		Fifth
99	103
100	104		3
101	105
102	106		2
103	107
104	108		Sixth
105	109
106	110		5
107	111
108	112		3
109	113
110	114		Seventh
111	115
112	116		4
113	117
114	118		4
115	119
116	120		Eighth
117	121
118	122		3
119	123
120	124		3
121	125
122	126		Ninth
123	127
124	128		3 4
125	129
126	130		4
127	131
128	132		Tenth
129	133
130	134		3
131	135
132	136		3
133	137
134	138		Eleventh
135	139
136	140		3
137	141
138	142		3
139	143
140	144		Twelfth
141	145
142	146		5
143	147
144	148		6
145	149
146	150		Thirteenth
147	151
148	152		6
149	153
150	154		5
151	155
152	156		Fourteenth
153	157
154	158		5
155	159
156	160		5
157	161
158	162		Fifteenth
159	163
160	164		8
161	165
162	166		9
163	167
164	168		Sixteenth
165	169
166	170		4
167	171
168	172		6
169	173
170	174		Seventeenth
171	175
172	176		3
173	177
174	178		2
175	179
176	180		Eighteenth
177	181
178	182		2
179	183
180	184		2
181	185
182	186		Nineteenth
183	187
184	188		12
185	189
186	190		8
187	191
188	192		Twentieth
189	193
190	194		4
191	195
192	196		4
193	197
194	198		Twenty-first
195	199
196	200		2
197	201
198	202		2
199	203
200	204		Twenty-second
201	205
202	206		3
203	207
204	208		4
205	209
206	210		Twenty-third
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208	212		4
209	213
210	214		5
211	215
212	216		Twenty-fourth
213	217
214	218		3
215	219
216	220		6
217	221
218	222		Twenty-fifth
219	223
220	224		4
221	225
222	226		5
223	227
224	228		Twenty-sixth
225	229
226	230		5
227	231
228	232		7
229	233
230	234		Twenty-seventh
231	235
232	236		5
233	237
234	238		5
235	239
236	240		Twenty-eighth
237	241
238	242		3
239	243
240	244		3
241	245
242	246		Twenty-ninth
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244	248		2
245	249
246	250		3
247	251
248	252		Thirtieth
249	253
250	254		2
251	255
252	256		3
253	257
254	258		Thirty-first
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256	260		5 6
257	261
258	262		6
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260	264		The election or appointment of any district judge shall be subject to the provisions of 16.1-69.9:3.