Matching Pairs Virginia Judicial SystemOnline version Virginia Judicial System by Michael Loret 1 felony 2 subpoena 3 VA Court of Appeals 4 VA Supreme Court 5 arraignment 6 VA Circuit Courts 7 VA General District Courts 8 warrant 9 magistrate 10 misdemeanor 11 bail 12 appeal 13 justices 14 chief justice 15 jury 16 verdict 17 constitutionality a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court a civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money the presiding judge in a supreme court the lowest level of the Virginia court system, and is the court that most Virginians have contact with. The jurisdiction of the GDC is generally limited to traffic cases and other misdemeanors Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts any of various offenses such as murder or burglary; commonly punished by imprisonment for more than a year the quality of being in accordance with a political constitution a judge or magistrate, in particular a judge of the Supreme Court of a country or state the highest court in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It primarily hears direct appeals in civil cases from 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. a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice provides appellate review of final decisions of the circuit courts a formal judgment the action of calling or bringing (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge application to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court. misbehavior; less serious than a felony a legal order requiring a person to attend a court proceeding The state trial courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Circuit Courts have jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases. In criminal matters, the Circuit Courts are the trial courts for all felony charges and for misdemeanors originally charged there. The Circuit Courts also have appellate jurisdiction for any case from the Virginia General District Courts