Virginia Court of Appeals records and briefs

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions on access to the materials in this collection.

Terms of access:

The Commonwealth of Virginia owns the intellectual rights to the materials in this collection. There may be restrictions on their use.

Summary

Extent:
1600 items 1600 items is a rough approximation of this collection's extent. A more accurate number will need to be calculated in the future.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This is an incomplete collection of records that were originally filed with the Court of Appeals of Virginia for review and study before an appeal was heard in the court. These records include, but are not limited to, briefs, opinions, and appendices. The records are grouped and arranged by docket number.

Note that the Library of Virginia manages a more complete collection of records and briefs from the Court of Appeals of Virginia.

Biographical / historical:

The Commonwealth of Virginia established the Court of Appeals on January 1, 1985. It is an appellate court that hears appeals from decisions from Virginia's circuit courts and the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. Appeals from this court go to the Supreme Court of Virginia.

Acquisition information:
The University of Virginia Law Library served as a repository for the records of the Court of Appeals of Virginia from 1985 to sometime in the 2000s. During that period, the court transferred the materials in this collection directly to the library.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Law reports, digests, etc. -- Virginia