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Virginia General District Court

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The Virginia General District Court is the lowest level of the Virginia court system and the court with which most Virginians have contact. Its jurisdiction is generally limited to traffic cases and other misdemeanors, and to civil cases involving amounts under twenty five thousand dollars. There are thirty two General District Court districts, each with at least one judge and each with a clerk of court and a courthouse with courtroom facilities. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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State / Provincial 1
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1. Virginia General District Court (Wikipedia)
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