Supreme Court of Virginia Records and Briefs

The Library of Virginia holds in its archival collection the Records and Briefs of the Supreme Court of Virginia. These records were originally filed with the Supreme Court for review and study before cases were argued before the Court, and when no longer active, were transferred to the Archives for permanent retention.

Document types may include, but are not limited to: Petitions, Briefs and Appendices.

This searchable index allows for identifying individual cases by key information. Please make note of Accession Number and Box Number for cases of interest once located in search results, as this information will be needed to request materials.

The records and briefs are housed offsite. Please contact Archives Reference Services at 804-692-3888 to have the records of interest transferred to the Library, where they may be viewed in the Archives Reading Room.

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The Record Number is the number given to the case file by the Supreme Court when it is received. Search this number without dashes (-)
Search by LVA accession number assigned to the collection of records, if known.
Keyword search by one or more terms for the name(s) of the appellant in the case.
Keyword search this field by one for more terms for the name(s) of the appellee in the case.
Search by 4 digit year number. If searching for a specific year, enter the same year in both begin and end fields. If searching for a range of dates, enter distinct begin and end years. If you only enter a year in the Begin Date field and leave the End Date field empty, results will include cases for the year entered and all subsequent years.
Search against any additional information provided by the cataloger.