Virginia legal term
Judge in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Judge” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Virginia criminal code.
What does “Judge” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Judge" means a juvenile and domestic relations district judge. (Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-336)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Breaking, injuring, defacing, destroying, or preventing the operation of vehicle, aircraft, boat, or vessel
- Carrying concealed weapons
- Counterfeit cigarettes
- Obstructing justice
- Reckless handling of firearms
- Use of a person's identity with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass
- Application for and issuance of search warrant for a tracking device
- Burial or cremation of animals or fowls which have died
- Carrying weapon into courthouse
- Compensation of court-appointed counsel
- Medical referral for profit
- Possession, reproduction, distribution, solicitation, and facilitation of child pornography
Related terms in the same statutes
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