Access to Justice Self-Help

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Provides basic information about the requirements of the ADA as they pertain to Virginia’s Judicial System, including how to request an accommodation.

Court Contact and Operational Information

• General Contact Information for All Courts
• Individual Court Homepages
  Please select from list below Circuit Courts General District Courts Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts
• Map of Virginia’s Judicial Circuits and Districts
• Map showing Magisterial Regions

Court Informational Pamphlets
Please select from list below Supreme Court of Virginia Court of Appeals of Virginia Circuit Courts General District Courts Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts Small Claims Court Virginia Courts in Brief

Commissioners of Accounts

Employment with the Judicial Branch

• Benefits of Working for the Virginia Judicial System
• Employment Opportunities

Frequently Asked Questions

Glossary of Terms Commonly Used in Court

Guardianship and Conservatorship 

Jury Service Please select from list below Answer Book for Jury Service Handbook for Virginia Grand Jurors Juror Orientation Video

Mediation Informational Videos

• Mediation: The Alternative
  Produced by the Virginia Mediation Network in 2002, this video describes the facilitative model of mediation most often used by Virginia certified mediators.
• The Three Little Pigs Go to Mediation
  Produced by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, this video demonstrates mediation using familiar story characters.

Pay Traffic Tickets and Other Offenses

Programs
Please select from list below Assistance with Protective Orders Commission on Mental Health Law Reform Specialty Docket Services (SDS) Foreign Language Services Foreign Language Services Guardians Ad Litem (GAL) Judicial Performance Evaluation (JPE) Judicial Settlement Conference Mediation Parent Education

Public Law Libraries

Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia

Other Branches of Virginia Government

• Executive Branch
  • Office of the Governor
  • Office of the Lieutenant Governor
  • Office of the Attorney General
• Legislative Branch

Virginia's Judicial System Court Self-Help
Resources for Self-Represented Litigants

Virginia State Bar Clients' Protection Fund
The Clients’ Protection Fund was established to reimburse persons who suffer a financial loss because of dishonest conduct by a Virginia lawyer.