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Cases of record · 2025123

B Decker appeared as defense counsel of record in 123 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
100 % District · 0 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Gloucester County · 102 cases
Most common charge
DUI / DWI · 14

Across 76 resolved 2025 cases, 55% were dropped — 25 nolle prossed and 17 dismissed.

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 76 of 123. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
17
22%
Dropped
42
55%
Nolle prossed
25
Dismissed
17
Reduced to a lesser charge
9
12%
To Improper Driving
1
Within charge family
8
Acquitted
8
10%

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.

Top charge — DUI / DWI

B Decker's most common charge category in 2025 (14 cases of record · 10 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
4
40%
Dropped
1
10%
Reduced to a lesser charge
4
40%

Acquittals are tracked at the overall level — the top-charge view shows the three primary disposition paths. See the DUI / DWI page for jurisdiction-wide context.

Cases like yours

B Decker'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
DUI / DWI Gloucester County 11 11 0
Driving Suspended Gloucester County 5 5 0
Reckless Driving Gloucester County 5 5 0
Weapons Offense Gloucester County 5 5 0
Drug Possession Gloucester County 4 4 0
Obstruction Gloucester County 3 3 0
See also

DUI / DWI outcomes in Gloucester County — every attorney's 2025 outcomes for DUI / DWI cases in Gloucester 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
3
Defective Speedometer
1
Destruct Prop w/ Intentent <$1000
1
Driving Under Revocation/Suspension
1
DWI, Second Offense
1
Improper Driving
1
No Driver's License
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Gloucester County 102 102 0
Mathews County 9 9 0
Williamsburg 7 7 0
Newport News 3 3 0
New Kent County 2 2 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories B Decker appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 52 28 6 17 2
Traffic Infraction 17 16 0 13 1
DUI / DWI 14 10 4 1 4
Driving Suspended 7 5 2 2 1
Reckless Driving 6 5 3 2 0
Weapons Offense 6 2 0 1 0
Drug Possession 5 1 0 1 0
Obstruction 4 2 0 1 0
Assault & Battery 3 2 0 2 0
Trespassing 3 3 1 2 0

Other attorneys with cases in Gloucester County

Listed by case volume in Gloucester County, 2025.

Attorney Gloucester County cases Total (statewide)
Steve Barnette Dc-40 175 175
Brian W Decker 169 343
Brian Decker Dc-40 169 169
Julie L Churchill 159 275
Amy M P Vanfossen 117 225
D Hensley 108 113
Michael T Soberick 102 236
Julie Churchill Dc-40 101 101

View all attorneys with cases in Gloucester County →

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.

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B Decker appeared as defense counsel of record in 123 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 123 in District Court and 0 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Gloucester County, with 102 of 123 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in B Decker's case record was DUI / DWI (14 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 76 resolved cases: 22% convicted of original charge (17), 55% dropped (42 = 25 nolle prossed + 17 dismissed), 12% reduced to a lesser charge (9), 10% acquitted (8). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
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. "B Decker — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/b-decker. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly. For statewide outcome context, see the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report.