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Supreme Court of Virginia
The
Supreme Court of Virginia
is the
highest court
in the Commonwealth of
Virginia
. It primarily hears direct appeals in civil cases from the trial-level city and county
circuit courts
, as well as the
criminal law
,
family law
and
administrative law
cases that are initially appealed to the
Court of Appeals of Virginia
. It is one of the oldest continuously active
judicial bodies
in the
United States
. It was known as the Supreme Court of Appeals until 1970, when it was renamed the Supreme Court of Virginia.
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