Court level
11 % District · 89 % Circuit
Artisha Gregg
Defense counsel of record in 362 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025362
Artisha Gregg appeared as defense counsel of record in 362 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Newport News · 161 cases
Most common charge
Weapons Offense · 66
Across 199 resolved 2025 cases, 54% were dropped — 75 nolle prossed and 33 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 199 of 362. "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 91 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
6875%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
2325%
18 acquittals · 5 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
78%
18 of 23 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Weapons Offense
Artisha Gregg's most common charge category in 2025 (66 cases of record · 40 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
Artisha Gregg'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 | Newport News | 28 | 3 | 25 |
| Weapons Offense | Portsmouth | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Assault & Battery | Newport News | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| Drug Distribution | Newport News | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Burglary / B&E | Newport News | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| Sex Offense | Newport News | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Weapons Offense | Norfolk | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Assault & Battery | Norfolk | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Drug Possession | Newport News | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Kidnapping / Abduction | Newport News | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Larceny / Theft | Newport News | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Murder / Manslaughter | Newport News | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Each row links to Artisha Gregg'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.
Manslaughter: Voluntary
3
Nonviolent Felon Poss Gun >10Y
2
Obstruct/Resist W/O Force
2
Unlawful Wounding
2
Accesory Aftr:Homicide F1 / F2
1
Assault & Battery
1
Firearm: Reckless Handling
1
Malicious Wounding
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport News | 161 | 22 | 139 |
| Norfolk | 87 | 4 | 83 |
| Portsmouth | 53 | 1 | 52 |
| Hampton | 39 | 5 | 34 |
| Suffolk | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Virginia Beach | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Isle of Wight County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Artisha Gregg appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 125 | 54 | 14 | 26 | 7 |
| Weapons Offense | 66 | 40 | 13 | 17 | 4 |
| Assault & Battery | 32 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Robbery | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Sex Offense | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | 14 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Murder / Manslaughter | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Drug Distribution | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Burglary / B&E | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Other attorneys with cases in Newport News
Listed by case volume in Newport News, 2025.
| Attorney | Newport News cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| C Young | 406 | 407 |
| S Ehrenworth | 288 | 290 |
| Christopher Young | 276 | 395 |
| C Reagan | 184 | 195 |
| John Haugh | 176 | 285 |
| J Goff | 171 | 200 |
| Scott Ehrenworth | 158 | 219 |
| A Gregg | 150 | 178 |
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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Artisha Gregg appeared as defense counsel of record in 362 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 41 in District Court and 321 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Newport News, with 161 of 362 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Artisha Gregg's case record was Weapons Offense (66 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 199 resolved cases: 26% convicted of original charge (52), 54% dropped (108 = 75 nolle prossed + 33 dismissed), 11% reduced to a lesser charge (21), 9% acquitted (18). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 91 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 68 (75%) resolved by guilty plea and 23 (25%) went to trial — 18 acquittals and 5 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. "Artisha Gregg — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/artisha-gregg. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.