PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi04668::A Guide to the Original Jurisdiction Case Files of the Virginia Supreme Court, 1882-1966 and 1980-2003.)//EN" "vi04668.xml" A Guide to the Original Jurisdiction Case Files of the Virginia Supreme Court, 1882-1966 and 1980-2003. Supreme Court of Virginia35775, 45521, 50221, 50610, 50696, 51267, 54305, 54323 Paige Neal Library of Virginia © 2014 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record using MarcEdit by Ben Bromley, 2014 Description is in English A Guide to the Original Jurisdiction Case Files of the Virginia Supreme Court, 1882-1966 and 1980-2003. A Collection in the Library of Virginia 35775, 45521, 50221, 50610, 50696, 51267, 53883, 54305, 54323 Paige Neal

Library of Virginia 2014 Library of Virginia Staff. Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Original Jurisdiction Case Files of the Virginia Supreme Court, 1882-1966 and 1980-2003. 35775, 45521, 50221, 50610, 50696, 51267, 53883, 54305, 54323 Virginia. Supreme Court. 436 cu. ft.

These records are part of the Virginia Supreme Court record group (RG# 100)

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 Preferred Citation

Virginia Supreme Court, Original jurisdiction case files, [please cite specific dates and accessions used]. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

 Acquisition Information

Accession 35775 transferred by the Supreme Court of Virginia 03/25/1998.

Accession 45221 transferred by the Supreme Court of Virginia 05/02/2011.

Accession 50221 transferred by the Supreme Court of Virginia 11/16/2011.

Accession 50610 transferred by the Supreme Court of Virginia 10/18/2012.

Accession 50696 transferred by the Supreme Court of Virginia 01/30/2013.

Accession 51267 transferred by the Supreme Court of Virginia 04/03/2014.

Accession 53883 transferred by the Supreme Court of Virginia 04/24/2023.

Accession 54305 transferred by the Supreme Court of Virginia 09/23/2024.

Accession 54323 transferred by the Supreme Court of Virginia 10/23/2024.

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The Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia was created by an act of the General Assembly passed at the May 1779 session and has continued to the present day. Its antecedent was the General Court, which, after it was reestablished under the constitution of 1776, shared appellate jurisdiction with the Supreme Court until 1851, when the new state constitution abolished the General Court. Prior to that date the General Court had criminal jurisdiction, while the Supreme Court was restricted to civil cases. While the court now has concurrent original jurisdiction in issuing and hearing writs of habeas corpus, mandamus and prohibition, retirement, removal, and matters of judicial censure, its jurisdiction is almost exclusively appellate. An act of the General Assembly passed on March 16, 1971 changed the name of the court to the Supreme Court of Virginia.

This series consists of individual case files that contain filings, briefs, correspondence and other supporting material in cases of original jurisdiction. The Supreme Court of Virginia has original jurisdiction in cases involving habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, and judicial censure, retirement or removal.

 Contents List Original jurisdiction case files of the Supreme Court of Virginia, 1882-1966, 1980-2003. Accession 35775 (1882-1966). Extent: 23 cu. ft. Accession 45521 (1988-1995). Extent: 95 cu. ft. Accession 50221 (1996-1997). Extent: 46 cu. ft. Accession 50610 (1998). Extent: 23 cu. ft. Accession 50696 (1993-1994). Extent: 26 cu. ft. Accession 51267 (1999). Extent: 22 cu. ft. Accession 53883 (1980-1987). Extent: 79 cu. ft. Accession 54305 (2000-2003). Extent: 122 cu. ft. Accession 54323 (1999). Extent: 15 cu. ft.