Court level
54 % District · 46 % Circuit
Andrew Sacks
Defense counsel of record in 1,440 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 20251,440
Andrew Sacks appeared as defense counsel of record in 1,440 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Virginia Beach · 426 cases
Most common charge
Weapons Offense · 254
Across 619 resolved 2025 cases, 64% were dropped — 327 nolle prossed and 70 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 619 of 1,440. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.
Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology. Convicted = guilty disposition on originally filed charge. Reduced = guilty disposition with non-empty amended charge. Dropped = nolle prosequi or dismissal. Acquitted = found not guilty at trial.
Plea vs trial
Of 222 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
21295%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
105%
1 acquittals · 9 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
10%
1 of 10 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Weapons Offense
Andrew Sacks's most common charge category in 2025 (254 cases of record · 111 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.
Acquittals are tracked at the overall level — the top-charge view shows the three primary disposition paths. See the Weapons Offense page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Andrew Sacks's most common charge × jurisdiction combinations in 2025. If your charge and county appear here, this attorney has handled cases like yours specifically — at the volume shown. Minimum 3 cases per row.
| Charge | Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons Offense | Virginia Beach | 83 | 50 | 33 |
| Weapons Offense | Norfolk | 62 | 45 | 17 |
| Weapons Offense | Suffolk | 48 | 27 | 21 |
| Fraud / Forgery | Norfolk | 43 | 27 | 16 |
| Drug Possession | Virginia Beach | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | Chesapeake | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| DUI / DWI | Virginia Beach | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Drug Possession | Chesapeake | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Obstruction | Virginia Beach | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Weapons Offense | Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Robbery | Virginia Beach | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| Sex Offense | Norfolk | 11 | 1 | 10 |
Each row links to Andrew Sacks's charge × jurisdiction page where outcomes for that combination are visible site-wide.
Reduction targets
When the original charge was reduced, the case was most often resolved as one of the following lesser charges.
Malicious Wounding
2
Nonviolent Felon Poss Gun >10Y
2
Unlawful Wounding
2
9 Over
1
Assault & Battery
1
Carry Conceal Firearm
1
Disobey Judgement; Contempt
1
Distrb To Accommdate Schedule I/ Ii
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach | 426 | 231 | 195 |
| Norfolk | 360 | 225 | 135 |
| Suffolk | 303 | 126 | 177 |
| Chesapeake | 111 | 87 | 24 |
| Portsmouth | 69 | 36 | 33 |
| Hampton | 57 | 19 | 38 |
| Newport News | 28 | 15 | 13 |
| Southampton County | 25 | 11 | 14 |
| Isle of Wight County | 20 | 13 | 7 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Andrew Sacks appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 723 | 318 | 103 | 201 | 13 |
| Weapons Offense | 254 | 111 | 34 | 71 | 6 |
| Fraud / Forgery | 60 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | 40 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Murder / Manslaughter | 38 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Traffic Infraction | 37 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Obstruction | 34 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | 33 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | 32 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | 29 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
Other attorneys with cases in Virginia Beach
Listed by case volume in Virginia Beach, 2025.
| Attorney | Virginia Beach cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Pfeiffer | 1,028 | 1,109 |
| Cole Roberts | 520 | 1,063 |
| Roger Whitus | 461 | 485 |
| R Whitus | 194 | 222 |
| Diallo Morris | 183 | 191 |
| Joel Kinney | 132 | 169 |
| Brian Latuga | 123 | 174 |
| Scott Hallauer | 119 | 123 |
What this data does not show
- Retained matters not of court record — cases settled before formal counsel of record was entered
- Federal court cases — state-court records only
- Case facts, evidence quality, witness cooperation, or client circumstances
- Plea-versus-trial strategy, motion practice, or sentencing advocacy
- Quality of legal representation
- The 19th Judicial Circuit (Fairfax County, Fairfax City, Falls Church) Circuit Court is not in CIS — district-level cases for those three jurisdictions are included; circuit-level are not. See coverage notes.
Outcomes reflect the recorded facts of cases, not the quality of advocacy. Past outcomes do not predict future case results. For legal advice, consult a licensed Virginia attorney.
Common questions
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Andrew Sacks appeared as defense counsel of record in 1,440 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 772 in District Court and 668 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Virginia Beach, with 426 of 1,440 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Andrew Sacks's case record was Weapons Offense (254 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 619 resolved cases: 31% convicted of original charge (193), 64% dropped (397 = 327 nolle prossed + 70 dismissed), 4% reduced to a lesser charge (28), 0% acquitted (1). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 222 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 212 (95%) resolved by guilty plea and 10 (5%) went to trial — 1 acquittals and 9 convictions at trial.
Virginia District Court Information System (DCIS) and Circuit Court Information System (CIS), 2025 calendar year, direct extraction. Aggregated by defense counsel of record per the methodology. Refreshed quarterly. Last updated May 2, 2026.
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Methodology
Cases are counted by defense counsel of record as recorded in DCIS (district) and CIS (circuit). Outcomes use the strict definitions published at virginiacourtfile.com/methodology. Resolved includes only cases with final disposition codes (Guilty, Not Guilty, Dismissed, Nolle Prosequi). Convicted is a guilty disposition on the originally filed charge with no amended charge. Reduced is a guilty disposition with a non-empty amended charge field. Dropped combines Dismissed and Nolle Prosequi. Pending cases, certifications, and probation revocations are excluded from the outcome rates above.
Citation
VirginiaCourtFile.com. "Andrew Sacks — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/andrew-sacks. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.