Floyd Circuit Court

Floyd Circuit Court cases in Floyd County, Floyd, VA

Floyd County Circuit Court, part of Virginia's 27th Judicial Circuit, is a circuit (trial) court of general jurisdiction serving Floyd County. It conducts jury and bench trials, maintains court records, and hears felony criminal prosecutions; serious traffic offenses and appeals of traffic and misdemeanor cases from the General District Court; major civil disputes and equity matters (such as contract, tort, and real property cases); domestic relations including divorce and equitable distribution; probate and estate matters; and appeals from the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court. It also hears appeals de novo from lower courts and provides jury trials not available in the district courts.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Floyd Circuit Court

Floyd County Circuit Court (27th Judicial Circuit) serves as Virginia's court of general jurisdiction, providing:

- Case filings and records: felony prosecutions; misdemeanor appeals; civil actions typically over $25,000; equity/chancery; divorces and equitable distribution; name changes, adoptions, expungements.
- Appeals: de novo appeals from General District and Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Courts.
- Court hearings: scheduling and conducting motions, evidentiary hearings, bench and jury trials, sentencings, and post-judgment proceedings; issuing orders and judgments.
- Jury services: juror qualification, summons, orientation, and administration of petit and grand juries.
- Protective orders: hears appeals of protective orders and addresses related matters arising in criminal or domestic cases.
- Clerk's public services: recording land records (deeds, liens, judgments), probate and estate qualification, certified copies, and access to dockets and judgments.