Court level
24 % District · 76 % Circuit
Angi Simpkins
Defense counsel of record in 451 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025451
Angi Simpkins appeared as defense counsel of record in 451 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Montgomery County · 290 cases
Most common charge
Probation Violation · 97
Across 258 resolved 2025 cases, 67% were dropped — 142 nolle prossed and 32 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 258 of 451. "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 · Circuit Court
Of 54 Circuit Court cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial. General District Court records do not distinguish a guilty plea from a bench-trial conviction, so this record is limited to Circuit Court, where the distinction is recorded.
Pled guilty
54100%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
00%
0 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.
Top charge — Probation Violation
Angi Simpkins's most common charge category in 2025 (97 cases of record · 11 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 Probation Violation page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Angi Simpkins'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probation Violation | Montgomery County | 41 | 2 | 39 |
| Sex Offense | Montgomery County | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| Drug Possession | Montgomery County | 32 | 13 | 19 |
| Probation Violation | Carroll County | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Drug Possession | Floyd County | 22 | 9 | 13 |
| Failure to Appear | Montgomery County | 19 | 7 | 12 |
| Probation Violation | Grayson County | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| DUI / DWI | Montgomery County | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| Larceny / Theft | Montgomery County | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| Probation Violation | Floyd County | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Drug Distribution | Montgomery County | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Drug Distribution | Floyd County | 7 | 0 | 7 |
See also
Probation Violation outcomes in Montgomery County — every attorney's 2025 outcomes for Probation Violation cases in Montgomery County, using the same definitions as above.
Reduction targets
When the original charge was reduced, the case was most often resolved as one of the following lesser charges.
DWI, First Offense
2
Fail To Appear, Misd. Offense
2
Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
2
Defective Equipment Generally
1
Drugs: Possess Schedule Iii
1
No Driver's License
1
Nonviolent Felon Poss Gun >10Y
1
Obtain Credit Card No.Larceny
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County | 290 | 78 | 212 |
| Floyd County | 91 | 20 | 71 |
| Carroll County | 37 | 1 | 36 |
| Grayson County | 21 | 1 | 20 |
| Pulaski County | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Giles County | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Bedford County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Martinsville | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Angi Simpkins appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 144 | 120 | 20 | 98 | 2 |
| Probation Violation | 97 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | 61 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| Sex Offense | 33 | 31 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | 26 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| DUI / DWI | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Larceny / Theft | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| Drug Distribution | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Assault & Battery | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Montgomery County
Listed by case volume in Montgomery County, 2025.
| Attorney | Montgomery County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick M Kellerman | 728 | 912 |
| Robert Canard | 501 | 1,114 |
| Christopher Tuck | 473 | 609 |
| Matt Roberts | 437 | 552 |
| Joel Jackson | 422 | 578 |
| Brad Mcconnell | 390 | 480 |
| David Rhodes | 382 | 515 |
| Courtney Roberts | 325 | 406 |
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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Angi Simpkins appeared as defense counsel of record in 451 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 109 in District Court and 342 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Montgomery County, with 290 of 451 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Angi Simpkins's case record was Probation Violation (97 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 258 resolved cases: 28% convicted of original charge (71), 67% dropped (174 = 142 nolle prossed + 32 dismissed), 5% reduced to a lesser charge (13), 0% acquitted (0). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 54 Circuit Court cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict (Circuit Court is the only level where Virginia records distinguish a guilty plea from a bench-trial conviction), 54 (100%) resolved by guilty plea and 0 (0%) went to trial — 0 acquittals and 0 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. Last updated July 8, 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. "Angi Simpkins — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/angi-simpkins. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed July 8, 2026. For statewide outcome context, see the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report.