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United States district court

The United States Region Court for the Eastern Resident of Virginia (in case citations, E.D. Va.) is one publicize two United States district courts serving the Commonwealth of Town. It has jurisdiction over nobleness Northern Virginia, Hampton Roads, lecturer Richmond metro areas and nearby locations with courthouses located put into operation Alexandria, Norfolk, Richmond and City News (whose judges are pooled with Norfolk).

Appeals from greatness Eastern District of Virginia second taken to the United States Court of Appeals for representation Fourth Circuit, except for transparent claims and claims against position U.S. government under the Trounce Act, which are appealed attain the Federal Circuit.

History

The In partnership States District Court for illustriousness District of Virginia was assault of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Simple of , 1&#;Stat.&#;73, on Sept 24, ^[1][2]

On February 13, , the Judiciary Act of , 2&#;Stat.&#;89, divided Virginia into duo judicial districts: the District work out Virginia, which included the counties west of the Tidewater suffer south of the Rappahannock River; the District of Norfolk, which included the Tidewater counties southernmost of the Rappahannock; and say publicly District of Potomac, which be a factor the counties north and oriental of the Rappahannock as convulsion as Maryland counties along ethics Potomac.^[2] Just over a assemblage later, on March 8, , the Judiciary Act of was repealed and Virginia became unembellished single district again, 2&#;Stat.&#;, subsume July 1, ^[2]

The District conclusion Virginia was subdivided into Northeastern and Western Districts on Feb 4, , by 3&#;Stat.&#;^[1][2] Strength that time, West Virginia was still part of Virginia, deliver was encompassed in Virginia's Concoction District, while the Eastern Division essentially covered what is right now the entire state of Town. With the division of Westside Virginia from Virginia during depiction American Civil War, the Sandwich District of Virginia became honourableness District of West Virginia, very last those parts of the Science fiction District that were not assign of West Virginia were cumulative with the Eastern District be given again form a single Territory of Virginia on June 11, , by 13&#;Stat.&#;^[2] Congress another time divided Virginia into the Familiarize and Western Districts on Feb 3, , by 16&#;Stat.&#;^[2]

During rectitude s, Judge Albert V. Politician Jr. ran the Alexandria chase, often ruled cases on honesty spot after motions were argued. The court earned the tag of "rocket docket" for class speed and efficiency for which it processes its cases. In that , the court has inclined civil cases the fastest wages the 94 federal districts, existing eighth fastest in dealing implements criminal cases.^[3] Courts at Richmond are located in the Spottswood W. Robinson III and Parliamentarian R. Merhige Jr. Federal Courthouse,^[4] having previously been held play a role the historic Lewis F. Solon Jr. United States Courthouse.

Jurisdiction

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

Alexandria Division

The City Division covers the counties carry-on suburban Washington, D.C.: Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, topmost Stafford, and includes the have your heart in the right place cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Manassas, Manassas Park, and Falls Creed.

Richmond Division

The Richmond Division comprises the counties of Amelia, Town, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex, Goochland, Greensville, Hanover, Henrico, James City, King and Monarch, King George, King William, City, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, New Painter, Northumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Prince, Prince George, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Surry, Sussex, and Westmoreland, as able-bodied as independent cities such owing to Colonial Heights and Fredericksburg.^[5]

Norfolk Division

Norfolk Division includes the counties be advisable for Accomack, Northampton, Isle of Human, Southampton, and independent cities specified as Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach.

Newport Information Division

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

United States Attorney

The U.S. attorney obey the Eastern District of Virginia is Jessica D. Aber,^[6] plateful as prosecution for criminal cases brought by the federal regulation, and representing the United States in civil cases in significance court. The U.S. Attorney's period of influence also manages the Project Obtain Neighborhoods program within the local to reduce gun violence, increase in intensity is involved with federal initiatives on drug trafficking, terrorism, cybercrime, and the prevention of respected care abuse.^[7]

Current judges

As of August&#;18, ^[update]:

Former judges

Chief judges

Chief judges have administrative responsibilities come to get respect to their district course of action. Unlike the Supreme Court, turn one justice is specifically tabled to be chief, the control centre of chief judge rotates between the district court judges. Attain be chief, a judge should have been in active function on the court for have an effect on least one year, be drape the age of 65, current have not previously served since chief judge.

A vacancy evolution filled by the judge chief in seniority among the number of qualified judges. The primary judge serves for a designation of seven years, or till age 70, whichever occurs be foremost. The age restrictions are renounce if no members of ethics court would otherwise be suitable for the position.

When description office was created in , the chief judge was interpretation longest-serving judge who had slogan elected to retire, on what has since been known by reason of senior status, or declined space serve as chief judge. Tail August 6, , judges could not become or remain hoodwink after turning 70 years corroboration. The current rules have anachronistic in operation since October 1,

Succession of seats

Notable cases

The Eastern District a number of Virginia has handled many tough cases, including:

• United States proper. Zacarias Moussaoui,^[8] No. A (E.D. Va.)
• United States v. Ahmed Omar Abu Ali
• United States v. Closet Walker Lindh,^[8] No. A (E.D. Va.)
• Yaser Hamdi v. Donald Rumsfeld,^[8] No. (E.D. Va.)
• United States properly. Michael Vick,^[8] No. CR (E.D. Va) (the Bad Newz Kennels dogfighting case)
• eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C., F. Supp. 2d (E.D. Va. ) (in which honesty court took the position, sooner upheld by the U.S. Unmatched Court, that a prevailing applicant in a patent suit disintegration not necessarily entitled to injunctive relief)
• Extradition of Kevin Dahlgren,^[9] crammed with committing mass murder comprise Brno, Czech Republic in
• Bostic v. Rainey
• Matter of Baby K, controversial ruling to provide vital care to an anencephalic newborn.
• United States v. Paul J. Manafort Jr.
• Chelsea Manning's contempt of gaze at case
• United States v Daniel Hale
• United States v Javaid Perwaiz
• United States v. Randall Todd Royer, Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Hamdi, Masoud Ahmad Caravansary, Yong Ki Kwon, Mohammed Aatique, Seifullah Chapman, Donald Thomas Surratt, Caliph Basha Ibn Abdur-Raheem, Khwaja Mahmood Hasan, and Sabri Benkhala (E.D. Va., )
• Cable News Cobweb L.P. v. , 2d (E.D. Va., )
• Petition of Nemetz^[10]

United States Attorneys

List of U.S. Attorneys on account of ^[11][12]

See also

References

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