Matching Pairs Virginia Judicial System 1Online version Virginia Judicial System 1 by Michael Loret 1 justices 2 misdemeanor 3 District Courts 4 11 5 7 6 4 7 Supreme Court 8 chief justice 9 appeal 10 Virginia Constitution 11 felony 12 decision 13 Court of Appeals 14 jury 15 Circuit Courts the presiding judge in a supreme court The number of justices on the Virginia Supreme Court 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 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 a formal judgment provides appellate review of final decisions of the circuit courts Establishes the structure of the Virginia judicial branch 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. Number of levels of Virginia state courts. he 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 application to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court. misbehavior; less serious than a felony Number of judges on the Virginia Court of Appeals. a judge or magistrate, in particular a judge of the Supreme Court of a country or state any of various offenses such as murder or burglary; commonly punished by imprisonment for more than a year