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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

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The Norfolk courthouse for the United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
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The Richmond courthouse for the United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (in case citations, E.D. Va.) is one of two United States district courts serving the Commonwealth of Virginia. It has jurisdiction over the Northern Virginia, Hampton Roads, and Richmond metro areas and surrounding locations with courthouses located in Alexandria, Norfolk, Richmond, and Newport News (whose judges are shared with Norfolk).

Appeals from the Eastern District of Virginia are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit.

HistoryEdit

The United States District Court for the District of Virginia was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, Template:USStat, on September 24, 1789.<ref name=S388>Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 388.</ref><ref name=fjcva>U.S. District Courts of Virginia, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.</ref>

On February 13, 1801, the Judiciary Act of 1801, Template:USStat, divided Virginia into three judicial districts: the District of Virginia, which included the counties west of the Tidewater and south of the Rappahannock River; the District of Norfolk, which included the Tidewater counties south of the Rappahannock; and the District of Potomac, which included the counties north and east of the Rappahannock as well as Maryland counties along the Potomac.<ref name=fjcva /> Just over a year later, on March 8, 1802, the Judiciary Act of 1801 was repealed and Virginia became a single district again, Template:USStat, effective July 1, 1802.<ref name=fjcva />

The District of Virginia was subdivided into Eastern and Western Districts on February 4, 1819, by Template:USStat.<ref name=S388 /><ref name=fjcva /> At that time, West Virginia was still part of Virginia, and was encompassed in Virginia's Western District, while the Eastern District essentially covered what is now the entire state of Virginia. With the division of West Virginia from Virginia during the American Civil War, the Western District of Virginia became the District of West Virginia, and those parts of the Western District that were not part of West Virginia were combined with the Eastern District to again form a single District of Virginia on June 11, 1864, by Template:USStat.<ref name=fjcva /> Congress again divided Virginia into the Eastern and Western Districts on February 3, 1871, by Template:USStat.<ref name=fjcva />

During the 1960s, Judge Albert V. Bryan Jr. ran the Alexandria court, often ruled cases on the spot after motions were argued. The court earned the nickname of "rocket docket" for the speed and efficiency for which it processes its cases. Since 1997, the court has processed civil cases the fastest of the 94 federal districts, and eighth fastest in dealing with criminal cases.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Courts at Richmond are located in the Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert R. Merhige Jr. Federal Courthouse,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> having previously been held in the historic Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse.

JurisdictionEdit

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Map of the United States District Courts in Virginia, showing the boundaries of the Eastern and Western Districts, and their divisions.

The Eastern District of Virginia court's jurisdiction covers slightly over six million people, comprising approximately 85% of the state's population. Its jurisdiction is grouped into four geographic divisions:

Alexandria DivisionEdit

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View of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia at Alexandria, Virginia.

The Alexandria Division covers the counties of suburban Washington, D.C.: Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, and Stafford, and includes the independent cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Manassas, Manassas Park, and Falls Church.

Richmond DivisionEdit

The Richmond Division comprises the counties of Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex, Goochland, Greensville, Hanover, Henrico, James City, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Surry, Sussex, and Westmoreland, as well as independent cities such as Colonial Heights and Fredericksburg.<ref>Template:Uscsub</ref>

Norfolk DivisionEdit

Norfolk Division includes the counties of Accomack, Northampton, Isle of Wight, Southampton, and independent cities such as Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach.

Newport News DivisionEdit

The Newport News Division includes the counties of Gloucester, Mathews, York County, James City and cities such as Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and Williamsburg.

United States AttorneyEdit

The U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia is Erik S. Siebert,<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> serving as prosecution for criminal cases brought by the federal government, and representing the United States in civil cases in the court. The U.S. Attorney's office also manages the Project Safe Neighborhoods program within the district to reduce gun violence, and is involved with federal initiatives on drug trafficking, terrorism, cybercrime, and the prevention of elder care abuse.<ref>U.S. Attorney's Office – Eastern District of Virginia – Priorities</ref>

Current judgesEdit

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Former judgesEdit

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Chief judgesEdit

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Succession of seatsEdit

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Notable casesEdit

The Eastern District of Virginia has handled many notable cases, including:

  • United States v. Zacarias Moussaoui,<ref name="notablecases">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref> No. 01-455-A (E.D. Va.)

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United States AttorneysEdit

List of U.S. Attorneys since 1831<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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